The essential
Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron will debate this Wednesday evening, before the second round of the presidential election on Sunday.
The candidate of the National Gathering will open these long-awaited exchanges on the theme of purchasing power.
On Tuesday, Jean-Luc Mélenchon asked the French to "elect Prime Minister" in the legislative elections and repeated his call not to give any voice to Marine Le Pen.
According to our latest poll, the Head of State receives 56.5% of voting intentions, against 43.5% for Marine Le Pen.
08:45
Maréchal believes that Le Pen "can still win"
Guest of BFMTV, the niece of Marine Le Pen thinks that the candidate “can still win.
This is the reason why I called to vote for it.
There is no possible ambiguity in the face of Emmanuel Macron”.
08:33
Debate, what are the issues?
Highly watched, the major televised confrontations remain a highlight of each presidential campaign.
But their influence on the vote would be minimal, according to the experts.
However, this moment will be rich in lessons: who seems to win, what did the French remember, did they watch?
Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron during the 2017 between-two-rounds debate. TF1/France Television.
08:28
All of Le Pen's lieutenants
If Marine Le Pen saves herself for tonight's debate, there is no question of leaving ground for Emmanuel Macron.
His lieutenants are everywhere: the president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella on France 2, the party spokesman Laurent Jacobelli on France Inter, Louis Aliot, the vice-president of the RN on Europe 1 and Franck Allisio, adviser to Marine Le Pen on France info.
08:22
For Djebbari, Macron will raise Le Pen's inconsistencies
Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister Delegate for Transport, believes on Radio J that the debate will be an opportunity to support Emmanuel Macron: "It's a good time to convince on major issues, health, ecology, power of purchase, France in the world.
And the ability to demonstrate Le Pen's inconsistencies, on all subjects, on Ukraine, on Putin's Russia, on the veil..."
08:20
The themes of the debate
After drawing lots, the first topic addressed during the debate between the two presidential rounds will be purchasing power.
The candidates will be able to speak for twenty minutes on each of the themes.
Then come international issues, with the war in Ukraine.
Ecology will be discussed, then the show will end on security and national governance.
08:15
The far right outbids Macron's arrogance
After Bardella, it is the turn of Guillaume Peltier, support of Eric Zemmour, to try to press on the alleged arrogance of Emmanuel Macron: "I do not want an arrogant and divisive president", declares- he on RTL.
And to recall Eric Zemmour's voting instructions: “We wish Marine Le Pen victory on Sunday”.
08:12
Bardella attacks Macron's arrogance
Guest of France 2 this morning, Jordan Bardella castigated the arrogance of the president-candidate: “He never doubts himself.
It is both a strength and a weakness.
(…) Marine Le Pen has a real strength, she knows how to talk about the daily life of the French”.
The president of the National Rally knows that this is a crucial point for Emmanuel Macron: to convince, without giving a lesson.
08:06
Purchasing power, advantage of the Pen?
The reversal of Marine Le Pen, who has abandoned questions of identity to seize purchasing power, could give her a little head start, estimates Gilles Finchelstein, director general of the Jean-Jaurès Foundation, on Public Sénat.
But Emmanuel Macron has a defensible record: statistically, purchasing power has increased under his five-year term, more than during others, recalls Martial Foucault, director of CEVIPOF, on the same channel.
Problem: not everyone took advantage of these figures, which are threatened today by inflation.
Purchasing power is the first consideration of the French for this presidential election, according to polls.
Illustrated by LP/Arnaud Journois.
08:00
Analyst tour
In the morning shows this morning, a few political representatives but above all a plethora of analysts: Gilles Finchelstein, director general of the Jean-Jaurès Foundation
Martial Foucault, director of CEVIPOF, Jérôme Fourquet, political scientist and director of studies at IFOP, Emmanuel Rivière, international director for political studies at Kantar Public, will deliver their expertise on the issues of the debate.
07:55
In the program
This Wednesday evening, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will try to convince the French in a long-awaited multicast debate.
The reserve is therefore in order until then.
No candidate is present in the media before the big night.
Marine Le Pen has announced that she is reserving herself for this duel and Emmanuel Macron remains in charge.
He will chair his last Council of Ministers before the election.
07:51
Good morning !
Welcome to this direct dedicated to the news of the presidential election.
