how are Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen preparing for the debate between the two rounds?

The two qualified candidates for the second round of the presidential election will face each other on Wednesday, April 20, five years after a debate which already pitted them against each other. At the National Rally, the 2017 debate remains a trauma. Marine Le Pen had missed the meeting, and Emmanuel Macron had been able to take the lead. The candidate, who had arrived exhausted the previous time, intends to go green for 48 hours, with fictitious debates on the program.

Emmanuel Macron knows for his part that the duel will be less easy than in 2017. The outgoing president also revises on his side, between notes and arguments. Therefore, what attitude to adopt during the debate? For Marine Le Pen, no aggressiveness, but a frank confrontation. “If it’s a moment that allows you to debate project against project, to also discuss your results, then yes, it will be a fundamental moment in the campaign”, she said. The Head of State anticipates the attacks. “We are going to be pounded on the balance sheet. We must unmask her on the project, unravel her program”says an adviser to Emmanuel Macron.