It's D-Day for the President of the Republic, who is about to put on his candidate's clothes.
Emmanuel Macron will announce his candidacy for the presidential election this Thursday.
He will do so in a rather special form, choosing to express himself in a "Letter to the French", which will be put online this Thursday evening and distributed by several regional daily press media, including Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui in France.
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A candidacy announced at the very last moment, 24 hours from the official deadline set for Friday March 4, at 6 p.m.
The president's entourage justified this tempo by the war in Ukraine which, for a week now, has fully mobilized the head of state.
38 days of campaign
He recalled this on Wednesday, during his speech to the French, assuring that this major diplomatic crisis "comes to hit our democratic life and the electoral campaign".
“It will allow an important democratic debate for the Nation.
I know I can count on you, your attachment to freedom,” Emmanuel Macron also commented on the election campaign.
There will therefore only be 38 short days left for Emmanuel Macron to in turn enter the electoral arena, and lead one of the smallest campaigns launched by an outgoing president.
The latter “will not prevent us from meeting on the essentials”, he had insisted Wednesday evening, as a foreword to his letter addressed to the French.
Emmanuel Macron, who spoke this Thursday morning with Russian President Vladimir Putin, then with Ukrainian Head of State Volodymyr Zelensky, is in any case in a very good position in the polls, with a popularity that has gained in force. since the start of the offensive.
A common finding during major crises.
Before the start of the fighting, opinion polls already placed him in a position to win in the second round in any case.
