For the President of the Republic, the priority is to obtain a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The declaration of candidacy has therefore been postponed to the last week of February.
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Emmanuel Macron will not declare himself a presidential candidate before the week of February 28, according to information from franceinfo on Sunday February 20. With the crisis in Ukraine, this declaration of candidacy is falling behind schedule.
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According to an adviser, it was to take place next week, before the Agricultural Show or the day of its inauguration next Saturday. But the tensions between Moscow and Kiev have changed the situation. The Head of State has multiplied talks all weekend, and in particular with the Russian and Ukrainian presidents on Sunday.
For the President of the Republic, the priority is to obtain a ceasefire. A candidacy announcement the week of February 28 is therefore the preferred calendar, according to several sources. This is the last possible week to get started, candidates having until Friday March 4 to submit their 500 elected sponsorships.
The hypothesis of letting Laurent Fabius, the president of the Constitutional Council, announce the list of candidates for the presidential election, without the head of state officially declaring himself, is swept away out of hand by his entourage.
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