In any election, a candidate who, one week before the vote, would have in the polls a lead of six to eight points over the second in the first round and five to fifteen points in the second round should be completely calm.
And yet, for the past few days, the shadow of a doubt has been hanging over Emmanuel Macron's campaign.
Gone are the days when, without daring to publicly rejoice in the electoral impact of the war in Ukraine, relatives of the president-candidate dreamed of seeing their champion equal the record for an incumbent set by François Mitterrand in 1988 (34.11 %).
They are worried today about the tightening of curves with Marine Le Pen.
The gap has halved in two weeks.
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