Report to the European Union, asylum and migration pact or even war economy, this Friday Jordan Bardella and Raphaël Glucksmann debated at the microphone of France Inter. For almost half an hour, two diametrically opposed visions of Europe faced each other. For the head of the PS-Place publique list, the meeting was crucial. The objective? Appear as the first opponent of the National Rally and definitely compete with the list of the Macron camp.
Report to the European Union
In his introductory remarks, Raphaël Glucksmann reaffirmed his attachment to the European Union (EU),
“a vital thing”
.
“It is so that France remains France that I want to build this European power
,” insisted the socialist candidate. For his part, Jordan Bardella was more measured even if the National Rally's view of the EU has improved considerably in recent years:
“The European Union is built far too often against the interests of the people. , by imposing a migratory submersion that a majority of people in Europe reject (...) This is a good thing, provided that France defends its interests in these European elections
.
Asylum and Migration Pact
This Wednesday, April 10, the European Parliament adopted the asylum and migration pact. Although both MEPs voted against, their vision of the migration issue remains radically different.
“We have two completely opposing views on the issue. I think that the migration challenge is an existential challenge. I think that today it threatens the security, the identity of our people
,” castigated the president of the RN, describing the text as a migratory
“submersion pact”
. Marine Le Pen's heir apparent spoke in favor
of “a double border”
and for the organization in France
of “a referendum on the question of immigration”
.
Another story for Raphaël Glucksmann.
“I don’t think 380,000 (migrants) is a migratory swamp. (...) Without immigration, you will no longer have the capacity to meet the demands of your economy and your society. Our aging societies need immigration
. For the MEP, the migration issue requires
“organizing things”
through
“legal channels”
.
“Europe is not the vehicle for migratory overwhelm, Europe is not the vehicle for degrowth, these are myths, illusions. I am not Emmanuel Macron, I will not give up anything, I will not give you an ounce of ground
,” he told his opponent of the day.
War in Ukraine
This Wednesday in Dordogne, Emmanuel Macron called for a
“sustainable”
effort from arms manufacturers. Raphaël Glucksmann, more in line with the president, renewed his wish for
“firmness”
in the face of the
“tyrant”
Vladimir Putin before accusing Jordan Bardella of
“defending the adversaries of our nation”
.
“Your patriotism is a patriotism of the platform, of junk
,” castigated the socialist. Following suit, Jordan Bardella denounced the
“multidimensional threat”
that Russia represents while strongly criticizing the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine mentioned by Emmanuel Macron:
“madness”
. The president of the RN insisted on the need not to put
“our collective security at risk”
and to lead to
“escalation with a nuclear power”
.