Emmanuel Macron garners support. On the evening of the first round of the 2022 presidential election, several candidates, such as Valérie Pécresse, Anne Hidalgo, Yannick Jadot and Fabien Roussel, announced that they would vote for the outgoing president against Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the National Rally who arrived in second position.
Franceinfo picks up the thread of statements from each other.
Valérie Pécresse will vote “in conscience” for Emmanuel Macron
Valérie Pécresse, dryly eliminated Sunday in the first round of the presidential election, declared that she would vote “consciously” for Emmanuel Macron in the second round against Marine Le Pen, whose “the project” she would drive “the country of discord, impotence and bankruptcy”.
“I do not own the votes cast on my name. But I ask the voters who have honored me with their trust to weigh in the days to come with seriousness the potentially disastrous consequences for our country and for future generations of any choice different from mine that they would consider for the second round”said Ms. Pécresse, whose score, around 5%, constitutes a historic rout for the right-wing party Les Républicains (LR).
Fabien Roussel calls to “beat the far right”
The PCF presidential candidate Fabien Roussel called Sunday evening at “beat the far right” and Marine Le Pen, voting in the second round for outgoing President Emmanuel Macron, who must “renounce its senseless reforms”. “I call this evening to beat the far right, to defeat it, using the only ballot at our disposal”he said from his HQ, however asking candidate Emmanuel Macron to “say he heard the message” sent by the French.
Anne Hidalgo calls on her voters to use the “Emmanuel Macron ballot paper”
Socialist Party candidate Anne Hidalgo called for a vote on Sunday “against the far right of Marine Le Pen” during the second round of the presidential election on April 24, after a historic low for the PS at 1.9%.“So that France does not fall into hatred of all against all, I call on you with seriousness to vote on April 24 against the far right of Marine Le Pen using the Emmanuel Macron ballot paper”she said from her campaign headquarters.
Yannick Jadot wants to “block the far right”
Yannick Jadot (EELV), given between 4 and 5% in the first round of the presidential election, called on Sunday evening to “block the far right by depositing an Emmanuel Macron ballot in the ballot box” against Marine Le Pen in the second round.“Our vote is not worth guarantee” for the outgoing president, who must now “create the conditions for rallying to defeat the far right”added the environmental candidate from his HQ.