Government spokesman Gabriel Attal declared himself "
skeptical
" on Saturday January 29 in
Le Parisien
about
the usefulness of a debate before the first round of the presidential election for the quasi-candidate Emmanuel Macron against rivals who install, according to him, "
a campaign of the living dead
".
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“
The president has always shown his interest in the confrontation of ideas.
But what would that first-round debate look like?
Twelve candidates seeking for 1h50 their 'moment' with the president, who would have ten minutes to answer them.
I am skeptical of such a format which would above all show a lack of democratic requirement
, ”said this close friend of the outgoing president in an interview posted online on Saturday evening.
"
A Campaign of the Living Dead
"
While the oppositions push Emmanuel Macron to finally announce his candidacy for the campaign to really start, Gabriel Attal believes that "
the absence of debate is the fact of the declared candidates
" who "
install a campaign of the living dead
". “
Listening to them, everything was better yesterday and everything will be worse tomorrow. Where is the faith in the French? Our country is full of creativity and audacity. Emmanuel Macron brought our country into the era of conquests. When the health and international situation allows it, he will propose, I hope, to go even further for the future
, ”he insists, without advancing when the Head of State could descend into the 'arena.
As for the project of the future candidate Macron, the spokesperson said, without further details: “
In the post-Covid period, we want to continue to reinvent our productive model through investment, competitiveness, decarbonization.
We also want to continue redefining our social contract, with duties that come before rights, from respect for authority to social benefits.
»
Regarding political opponents, this macronie sniper believes that "
the parties on the left are at the end of a cycle
" and that on the right, "
there is a transfer window between LR, RN and Zemmour
", a "
match at three
" which "
turned into the Bermuda Triangle
".