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08:53 : Asked about the McKinsey cabinet controversy, Jean Lassalle answers not to do “the trial of consulting firms. I led one for 35 years. But I did not advise the President of the Republic directly or other heads of state, I had not taken on this global scale that to Kinsey”.
08:50 : If elected, Jean Lassalle “immediately takes away the World Cup from Qatar” to organize it in Germany for example. “You will not necessarily have your hands on it if you are elected”notes the journalist of “Presidential Mornings” on franceinfo.
08:47 : On the issue of energy, Jean Lassalle relies on the development of renewable energies such as solar and “the energy of the sea” but wants to put a stop to wind power which “distorts our landscapes”. If elected, the candidate “will consult with all responsible to see if it is correct that there are such harmful repercussions for rendering so weak”.
08:43 : Jean Lassalle also intends to lower the VAT on fuels. When asked how much it would cost the state, he kicks in touch: “The problem is not knowing what it costs”he assures, pointing to an increase of “debt” with the policy of “whatever it takes” during the Covid-19 epidemic. “We have to try not to make the situation worse.”
08:39 : Jean Lassalle proposes in particular to restore the compulsory military service at 18 years. “I think the service is likely to recreate a link” in France, he says. The candidate also proposes to recognize the blank vote, even if “Mister White Cannot Rule”.
08:35 : Jean Lassalle, the Résistons candidate!, is the guest of “Presidential mornings” now on franceinfo, in duplex from Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). “There is a considerable deficit in our country”he begins, about his campaign bus crisscrossing the country.
08:14 : Jean Lassalle is the guest of “Presidential Mornings” on franceinfo. The Resist candidate! will answer our questions from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Follow his interview in our live.
08:07 : Let’s start with a point on the news:
Ukraine’s chief negotiator in the peace talks with Russia says Moscow has “verbally” accepted his country’s main proposals. A meeting between Presidents Zelensky and Putin in Turkey is even mentioned.
On the ground, Russian forces are withdrawing from key towns near the capital and Cherniguiv in northern Ukraine to redeploy to the east and south. A series of explosions were heard this morning in Odessa, Ukraine’s main port.
This is the final pprint one week from the first round. After Emmanuel Macron, the rebellious leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is today gathering his troops in Toulouse and the right-wing candidate Valérie Pécresse hers in Paris.
Three departments, Loire, Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme, are still placed on orange alert for snow and ice by Météo France.