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During the first round, which concluded with Macron’s victory over Le Pen and the final exit of 10 candidates, he said: French President He wishes to declare a moratorium on imports Russian gasin response to what he described as"war crimes"committed by Moscow in the town Bucha Ukrainian.
France imports much of its natural gas via pipelines from Russia and uses it for residential and commercial energy supplies.
Macron and Le Pen paper
During the election campaigns, Russian gas was a pressure and propaganda card that Macron used to win the sympathy of his supporters, as was used by his rival Le Pen..
Despite being criticized for her support for Russia, the right-wing candidate says: "I do not want the French to be the ones who suffer most from the consequences of decisions aimed at ending oil or gas imports, and that sanctions against Russia would raise energy costs in her country".
Le Pen added that she "You understand what a gas or oil embargo means to the French for energy costs".
Despite her opposition to sanctions targeting the energy sector, Marine Le Pen supports all other punitive measures against Russia.
Most analysts believe that the second round will be a referendum on the rise French right But the war in Ukraine turned those expectations upside down, with experts predicting it would hurt the campaign of Le Pen, who had previously spoken proudly of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to " CNN" American.
According to observers, Macron’s statements regarding stopping gas imports are unrealistic and he uses it as an electoral card, due to Paris’ dependence on Russian gas to cover more than 46 percent of its needs..
The European Union is at odds with its members over whether to impose sanctions against Russia that include the oil and gas sector, with the fact that the bloc relies heavily on Russian energy..
French European Affairs Minister Clement Bonn says that France has fears that Paris will become more dependent on Moscow because of the Russian gas project "North Stream-2".
Boone added that: "As President Macron said, there is concern about this project because it reinforces dependence on Russia".
An expert in French affairs, Nasser Zuhair, says that the difference in the ratios of the first round between Macron and Le Pen is not reassuring, and that the far-right candidate tried to exploit Macron’s mistakes regarding internal economic policies, and also focused on the purchasing power of the French and the high inflation index in the country, which gave her some advantage in the first round.".
Expected pending "Sky News Arabia" that "Although there are doubts about her victory, Marine Le Pen is expected to achieve great results in the 2017 elections, and this is a dangerous indication of the French voter’s trends.".
Zuhairi confirms that "Ukraine war It was a lifeline for Macron, as it covered his presidential campaign and showed him the appearance of a president preoccupied with the country’s foreign files, but he must not relax not to win a second term, but rather to strengthen the difference between him and the far-right candidate."considering that " Le Pen’s victory would be an economic, social and political earthquake not only for France but for the whole of the European Union".
Regarding Macron’s talk about Russian gas, Professor of Political Economy Karim El-Omda says that it came in the context of electoral propaganda and the exploitation of the Ukrainian file to win the support of voters, especially since France plays a pivotal role in the framework of diplomatic discussions of the current crisis..
and adds to"Sky News Arabia"that "Europe will not be able to abandon Russian oil imports anytime soon, because its dependence on Russia generally exceeds 50 percent of its daily needs.".
French plan against Russia
The French Council for Economic Analysis has drawn up a plan against Russia that may be stronger than the Moscow gas embargo, according to experts.
The council, which is affiliated with the French Prime Minister’s Office, says in a recent study that imposing huge tariffs on Russian energy imports at the European Union level may be more effective than a total ban, although a complete ban will have a limited impact on most countries, according to Archyde.com.
He explains that the new tariff may allow small, but more exposed countries, to continue to obtain some imports of Russian gas, while imports will stop to larger and less exposed countries that are more able to replace them.".
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says that gas prices will be frozen in France until the end of 2022 for consumers"according to the agency "AFP".
He continues that Paris relies on 20 percent of its supplies on Russian gas only, noting that: "Its production of biomass from waste, sewage and biogas may help independence from Russian gas".
The second and final round of the French elections is scheduled for April 24.
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During the first round, which concluded with Macron’s victory over Le Pen and the final exit of 10 candidates, he said: French President He wishes to declare a moratorium on imports Russian gasIn response to what he described aswar crimes“, committed by Moscow in the town Bucha Ukrainian.
France imports much of its natural gas via pipelines from Russia and uses it for residential and commercial energy supplies.
Macron and Le Pen paper
During the election campaigns, Russian gas was a pressure and propaganda card that Macron used to win the sympathy of his supporters, as was used by his rival Le Pen..
Despite being criticized for her support for Russia, the right-wing candidate says: “I don’t want the French to be the ones who suffer most from the consequences of decisions aimed at ending oil or gas imports, and that sanctions against Russia would raise energy costs in her country.”
Le Pen added that she “understands what a gas or oil embargo means for the French’ energy costs.”
Despite her opposition to sanctions targeting the energy sector, Marine Le Pen supports all other punitive measures against Russia.
Most analysts believe that the second round will be a referendum on the rise French right But the war in Ukraine turned those expectations upside down, with experts predicting it would hurt the campaign of Le Pen, who had previously spoken proudly of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to CNN.
According to observers, Macron’s statements regarding stopping gas imports are unrealistic and he uses it as an electoral card, due to Paris’ dependence on Russian gas to cover more than 46 percent of its needs..
The European Union is at odds with its members over whether to impose sanctions against Russia that include the oil and gas sector, with the fact that the bloc relies heavily on Russian energy..
French European Affairs Minister Clement Bonn says that France has fears that Paris will increase dependence on Moscow because of the Russian gas project “North Stream-2”.
“As President Macron said, there is concern about this project because it increases dependence on Russia,” Bonn added.
An expert in French affairs, Nasser Zuhair, says that the difference in the ratios of the first round between Macron and Le Pen is not reassuring, and that the far-right candidate tried to exploit Macron’s mistakes regarding internal economic policies, and also focused on the purchasing power of the French and the high inflation index in the country, which gave her some advantage in the first round.“.
He added to “Sky News Arabia”, “Although there are doubts about her victory, it is expected that Marine Le Pen will achieve great results in the 2017 elections, and this is a dangerous indication of the trends of the French voter.”
Zuhairi asserts that “Ukraine war It was a lifeline for Macron, as it covered his presidential campaign and made him appear as a president preoccupied with the country’s foreign files, but he must not relax, not to win a second term, but rather to strengthen the difference between him and the far-right candidate, considering that “Le Pen’s victory would be an economic, social and political earthquake that is not Not only for France, but for the whole of the European Union.”
Regarding Macron’s talk about Russian gas, Professor of Political Economy Karim El-Omda says that it came in the context of electoral propaganda and the exploitation of the Ukrainian file to win the support of voters, especially since France plays a pivotal role in the framework of diplomatic discussions of the current crisis..
He added to “Sky News Arabia”, “Europe will not be able to abandon Russian oil imports anytime soon, because its dependence on Russia generally exceeds 50 percent of its daily needs.”
French plan against Russia
The French Council for Economic Analysis has drawn up a plan against Russia that may be stronger than the Moscow gas embargo, according to experts.
The council, which is affiliated with the French Prime Minister’s Office, says in a recent study that imposing huge tariffs on Russian energy imports at the European Union level may be more effective than a total ban, although a complete ban will have a limited impact on most countries, according to Archyde.com.
He explains that the new tariff may allow small, but more exposed countries, to continue to obtain some imports of Russian gas, while imports will stop to larger and less exposed countries that are more able to replace them.“.
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says that gas prices will be frozen in France until the end of 2022 for consumers,” according to “AFP”.
He added that Paris relies on 20 percent of its supplies on Russian gas only, noting that “its production of biomass from waste, sewage and biogas may help independence from Russian gas.”
The second and final round of the French elections is scheduled for April 24.