A few days before the first round of parliamentary elections in France, President Emmanuel Macron described the far-right National Rally (RN) and the left-wing Disobedient Party as a threat to the country Franceas they could lead to a “civil war”.
Macron told the ‘Generation Do It Yourself’ podcast that the National Rally is “dividing society and leading it to civil war”. Rebellious France could also lead to civil war, French president argued
The leader of the RN, Jordan Bardela, criticized Macron for these statements: “A President of the Republic should not say something like that”, he told broadcaster M6.
Bardella added that he aspires to the position of prime minister. However, he only wants to do this if he has an absolute majority in the National Assembly. “If we achieve an absolute majority, we will establish a ‘government of national unity’ in which there will also be representatives of civil society. “We are ready,” said Bardela, to take power after the elections and restore security to all the French people.
Following his party’s defeat in the European elections, Macron announced early parliamentary elections for June 30 and July 7.
In opinion polls, the RN leads with 35%, followed by the green-left electoral alliance “New Popular Front” with 29.5% and the Macron government camp retreating to around 20%.
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Bardela refused Chancellor Olaf Solz’s concern for the victory of far-right populists in France. “These are political reservations from a political competitor with whom we disagree,” said the 28-year-old president of RN.
At the same time, he announced that France within the framework of the National Rally will act with greater confidence in the EU. As Bardella said, he wants to negotiate a reduced French contribution to the EU budget. He reiterated that he will continue to support Ukraine in principle. However, he characterized the delivery of long-range missiles and the deployment of French ground troops to Ukraine as “red line”.
Instead, Macron emphasized his country’s “unquestionable determination” to continue supporting Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia. The president said he is not weakened on the diplomatic stage and will continue to dictate France’s course in Ukraine policy.