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12:03 : It’s noon, what to remember from the news?
• Russian President accuses Ukraine of “drag” the talks. Yesterday, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian accused Russia of “to pretend” to negotiate. Follow the situation in our live.
• Our journalist Clément Parrot is in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), where Emmanuel Macron is continuing his campaign. The president-candidate must answer a dozen questions asked by readers chosen by The Republic of the Pyrenees and South West. Follow the campaign in our live.
• A crisis exit protocol drafted by Corsican nationalists was submitted to the Minister of the Interior last night, franceinfo learned. This official document puts in writing the commitments of the State in recent days, while Gérald Darmanin ends his trip to the island today.
• Sixty years after the independence of Algeria, the actors and heirs of this war struggle to agree on a painful and conflicting history. Franceinfo interviewed historian Benjamin Stora, author of a report on these memory issues.
11:46 : “The objective is to find more spontaneity with this format”, confides MoDem MEP Laurence Farreng. Emmanuel #Macron had been criticized for staying in his comfort zone after the previous exchange at Poissy #Presidentielle2022
11:46 : The president-candidate will answer a dozen questions asked by readers chosen by the “Republic of the Pyrenees” and “South West” #Presidentielle2022 https://t.co/OIMTSTRkLU
11:46 : Good morning all. We are in Pau, at the Beaumont Palace, where Emmanuel #Macron is coming this afternoon to continue his #Presidentielle2022 campaign https://t.co/bM1lgScAgV
11:47 : Our journalist Clément Parrot is in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), where Emmanuel Macron is continuing his campaign.
10:40 a.m. : “I found the exercise quite winded. We had the feeling that Emmanuel Macron was getting rid of a chore.”
Marine Le Pen harshly judged on France Inter the presentation of Emmanuel Macron’s program. “OHe didn’t feel the pleasure he could have in designing a project for the next five years. It feels like it was all done in a hurry.”judged the far-right candidate.
09:49 : Christophe Castaner, president of the LREM group in the National Assembly, tries to clarify Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to condition the payment of the RSA to a contribution of 15 to 20 hours of work. This reform will take “taking into account the reality of a personal situation”assures the former Minister of the Interior. “A single mother who has two children should not have the same constraints and the same objectives as someone who is available, single and looking for training, we have to adapt that”he said on France Inter.
09:18 : Eric Zemmour, Anne Hidalgo and Nicolas Dupont-Aignan participated last night in the program “Elysée 2022” on France 2. In this article, we verify nine of their assertions.
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09:11 : It’s a little after 9 a.m., here are the main headlines:
• The Russian Ministry of Defense announces that the Russian army and its separatist allies are now fighting in the city center of Mariupol, a besieged port in southern Ukraine. Follow the situation in our live.
• Three presidential candidates took part in the “Elysée 2022” program on France 2 last night. Eric Zemmour opened the ball, followed by Anne Hidalgo, then Nicolas Dupont-Aignan. They made statements that deserved some verification. We come back to nine assertions.
• Reform of the RSA, “simplification” of the hospital, retirement at 65… Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his program for the presidential election, the first round of which is scheduled for 24 days. The outgoing president assesses the cost of his proposals at “50 billion euros” by 2027.
• A crisis exit protocol drafted by Corsican nationalists was submitted to the Minister of the Interior last night, franceinfo learned. This official document puts in writing the commitments of the State in recent days, while Gérald Darmanin ends his trip to the island today.
08:53 : The government defends the outgoing president’s proposal. “Too often the RSA is a dead end”said on franceinfo Amélie de Montchalin, Minister of Transformation and Public Service. “Today, when you fall into the RSA, it’s a one-way ticket to precariousness”argues government spokesman Gabriel Attal.
08:49 : ? RSA ➡️ “Let them be offered properly paid training, up to minimum minimum wage!”, answers Fabien Roussel to the president-candidate. “It’s a scam borrowed from the Medef program” to work “for an allowance of 7€ per hour”, he believes. https://t.co/RHQD5MbI5Y
08:49 : Unsurprisingly, Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to condition the RSA to 15 or 20 hours of work is much discussed this morning. “It’s a scam borrowed from the Medef program”judge on franceinfo Fabien Roussel, the communist presidential candidate.
08:40 : ? E. Macron presents his program ➡️ “Three weeks before the first round, it’s time for him to announce the color”, says Fabien Roussel, PCF candidate. “There is a bit of contempt for our democracy. It will not be necessary to come crying on the evening of the first round” if the abstention is high. https://t.co/AKdrSZbv9S
08:39 : Fabien Roussel, the communist presidential candidate, is the guest of franceinfo. Listen and watch his live interview here.
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08:34 : Hello @l’indecise. You can already find on franceinfo.fr several articles comparing the programs of the candidates:
• on purchasing power
• on nuclear power and the future of French power plants
• on the reform of the pension system
More broadly, you can find all of our articles analyzing candidate programs here.
08:36 : Hello. Is there a platform for comparing candidate programs? If not, would you have a list of the internet links of each to consult them more easily? I am visually impaired and for me it is the cross and the banner to find THE official link for each program on the web. Their effects of announcements in the media hardly satisfy me. Thank you for your help, for your work, for your permanent presence. Good day to you.
08:08 : “It has to blow up from below. We have to be able to do politics every day, it’s not just when we vote”says Philippe Poutou, who explains “usefulness” of his candidacy.
08:10 : Philippe Poutou, NPA candidate, is the guest of “4V” on France 2. “We don’t want the election to be played out between the big candidates of the rich. The election is not democratic, we are here to say so”he says.
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07:35 : ? RSA linked to an activity obligation ➡️ “If it’s a job, it must be fully paid”, underlines Pascal Brice. “If it is a question of bringing solidarity to life, if there is a real reciprocal commitment and therefore that the country supports these people, then we must move forward.” https://t.co/CJJqlGIMpp
07:35 : ? LIVE – The RSA linked to an activity obligation ➡️ “I’m not surprised that the question is asked. Today, there is no support for people at the RSA: let’s start with that!”, reacts Pascal Brice, president of the Federation of Solidarity Actors https://t.co/bler4L92TZ
07:39 : “Today, there is no support for people at the RSA: let’s start with that!”
Pascal Brice, president of the Federation of Solidarity Actors, reacts on franceinfo to Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to condition the payment of the RSA to “the obligation to devote 15 to 20 hours per week” to an activity facilitating integration professional.
07:39 : Among the verified claims, that of the far-right candidate of Eric Zemmour, who claims that a third of the refugees from Ukraine are non-Ukrainians. A figure taken up by several personalities who support Eric Zemmour, such as Nicolas Bay or Marion Maréchal. But this is false: the Ministry of the Interior contradicted these figures with our colleagues from Mediacités. As of March 14, 14,631 people had entered France since February 25 and the start of the war. Among them, 14,275 were registered as being of Ukrainian nationality, or 97.5%. Non-Ukrainians represented 2.5% of those received in France, and not almost a third.
Find eight more checks in our article.
07:37 : During the political program of France 2, yesterday evening, the political guests made declarations which deserved some checks. We come back to nine assertions.
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07:13 : Many titles of the daily press also return to the program of the outgoing president:
• “Macron, candidate for good”writing The Picard Courier.
• “The outgoing president has entered, sometimes in great detail, into the measures he wants to put in place in the event of re-election”, writing The Midi Dispatch.
• “The Festival of Promises”tackle Free Charente.
07:02 : Unsurprisingly, the program of candidate Emmanuel Macron, unveiled yesterday, occupies many headlines this morning.
• Le Parisien / Today in France title soberly.
• “Change in Continuity”writing Le Figaro.
• “Macron II in line with Macron I”judge Opinion.
• “Macron season 2, he thinks about it while shaving us”, spades Release.
07:26 : It’s 6 a.m. and dust, let’s do a first reminder of the titles to start the day:
• Three presidential candidates took part in the “Elysée 2022” program on France 2 last night. Eric Zemmour opened the ball, followed by Anne Hidalgo, then Nicolas Dupont-Aignan. Here’s what to remember from the evening.
• Reform of the RSA, “simplification” of the hospital, retirement at 65… Emmanuel Macron unveiled his program for the presidential election. The outgoing president assesses the cost of his proposals at “50 billion euros” by 2027.
• New verbal escalation. Joe Biden raises his voice against Vladimir Putin and compares him to “a murderous dictator” and to “a pure thug”. During this time, Emmanuel Macron spoke again in the evening with Volodymyr Zelensky.
• The Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin assured in Corsica to engage “the word of the state” in his discussions with nationalist leaders about possible autonomy for the island. Justice has suspended the sentence of Yvan Colonna for “medical reason”.