Emmanuel Macron faced Marine Le Pen during the presidential debate on April 20, 2022. The outgoing president defended his record against the leader of the National Rally who finds himself against him for the second time after 2017. This year, the atmosphere is less violent but the task remained difficult for the presenters Gilles Bouleau and Léa Salamé. Intervening without chasing, mastering the speaking time clock by letting the candidates unfold their ideas: so many tricky actions for journalists. Towards the end of the debate, they insisted on leaving room for the subject of school, fundamental in particular for Léa Salamé who wanted to underline the importance of the question.
“Except our [sic] respect Emmanuel Macron, the school! It is important !“, launched Léa Salamé to his guests who do not seem to care about his arrest. The outgoing president continues his argument in front of Marine Le Pen but is again cut off by the journalist: “School!“His colleague Gilles Bouleau tries to intervene, a first time, without success, then tries again:”Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen! If we were schoolmasters we’d tell you you’re off topic. Please let’s go back to school. It is very important, how to avoid the unanimously noted dropout of our students in France.“Léa Salamé adds:”It is a crucial subject.“On the set ofWe are live, facing the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer, the mother of a 5-year-old boy with Raphaël Glucksmann, had already shown the importance she attached to school and teachers. She had thus put the politician in front of the burning question of the salaries of the teachers.
During this debate, Marine Le Pen confused with her false start and her tweet printed on an A4 sheet as for Emmanuel Macron, defending all the measures of his five-year term with precision and courtesy, he left viewers divided on his attitude in front of the cameras.