The French president gave an interview to La Voix du Nord. In it, he attacked the opposition's plans for reindustrialization.

He said: "If we apply the program of LFI, the country will be ruined" The interview was part of a week-long trip to the North of France. The rest of the time, he was in the south of France, where he was also in talks with the prime minister. He was in Dunkirk for a meeting with the Prime Minister.