The essential
- The presidential campaign continues to upset the French political agenda, 41 short days before the first round of the presidential election.
- The Prime Minister received at 3 p.m. this Monday afternoon the candidates who have already gathered more than 300 sponsorships. Nathalie Arthaud, Jean Lassalle and Jean-Luc Mélenchon did not participate for different reasons.
- This meeting comes as the Head of State has still not formalized his candidacy, prevented by his presidential obligations.
- This Monday morning, Christiane Taubira’s entourage announced that the candidate invested by the Popular Primary would devote her week to collecting sponsorships.
- The campaign team of future candidate Macron has announced that the head of state will not hold a meeting next weekend in Marseille, as was initially planned.
18:52
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18:46
Pécresse brings together a “strategic defense council”
The candidate’s campaign team indicates that this council, dedicated to the war in Ukraine, is composed in particular of Michèle Alliot-Marie, former Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs, Michel Barnier, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and of the two former Ministers of Defense Gérard Longuet and Hervé Morin.
18:23
The candidates questioned Castex on the presidential election
Several of the candidates invited this Monday afternoon to Matignon mentioned the conditions under which the presidential election may or may not be held. Jean Castex would have given them guarantees on the subject. “I think it is important to know under what conditions this presidential election will take place,” argued Marine Le Pen.
18:15
François Hollande talks about a new campaign
In an interview given to our colleagues at Liberation, the former President of the Republic François Hollande believes that a new campaign is starting. “The presidential campaign is bound to be a success,” he said. She is not going to be prevented, but she is going to be constrained. The French will conceive a probable frustration and the abstention may be high, even if the result of the election will be indisputable, and the one who will emerge victorious will be legitimate to act. “
17:45
Anne Hidalgo says she supports France’s sanctions initiatives
The socialist candidate indicated for her part that the question of the reception of refugees could be addressed.
17:35
“We have all called for a ceasefire,” says Fabien Roussel
At the end of the meeting in Matignon, the communist candidate Fabien Roussel welcomed the measures that have been taken at the level of France and the European Union, hoping that the situation will lead to a ceasefire. .
17:19
Democratic debate is essential for the presidential election.
Gabriel Attal affirmed in the process that it was very important that the democratic debate be able to take place within the framework of the presidential election.
17:17
End of the meeting at Matignon
“The meeting was held in good order, many questions were asked, in a spirit of democratic management of the crisis”, made a point of specifying the spokesman of the government Gabriel Attal at the exit.
17:03
Mélenchon will speak about Ukraine tomorrow at the Assembly
Pursuant to article 50-1 of the Constitution, the National Assembly will be presented at 3 p.m. with a declaration by the Government relating to Russia’s decision to wage war on Ukraine. It will be followed by a debate without a vote. This Monday afternoon, Jean-Luc Mélenchon said he should speak at 5:15 p.m. The same debate will be held at 7 p.m. in the Senate.
16:19
Roussel proposes a national conference on grain prices
The candidate on Monday “solemnly” asked at the Agricultural Show for “a national conference” on the cereal sector, to ensure “price security”, in the face of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, denouncing a “dangerous” Vladimir Putin that he need to be “isolated”.
“There are big concerns on the part of farmers because they are now under the threat of a sharp rise in prices and energy and cereals, he continues. It will increase the cost of breeding, milk production, the production of everyday food products: pasta, bread, pancakes, etc.
16:02
The mayor of Kiev thanks Anne Hidalgo
In a tweet published in French, the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko thanked his counterpart from Paris Anne Hidalgo for having illuminated the City Hall in the colors of Ukraine. “Thank you very much to Anne Hidalgo for this initiative which shows Parisians’ solidarity with Kyiv and the whole of Ukraine in their fight against Russian invaders! »
15:49
Emmanuel Macron’s first campaign meeting is canceled
The campaign team of the future candidate told AFP that the outgoing president will not hold a meeting in Marseille this weekend, confirming information from RTL. This Monday morning, Le Parisien already announced that the great Marseille raout was more than compromised in view of the turn of events.
15:31
The meeting got off to a good start at Matignon
The main candidates took their places alongside Jean Castex to take stock of the war in Ukraine. Jean Lassalle and Jean-Luc Mélenchon are absent.
15:23
Nathalie Arthaud: “All refugees must be allowed to cross the border”
The candidate Lutte Ouvrière, who decided not to move to Matignon, defended herself by claiming on BFMTV that all refugees can cross the border of the European Union.
15:12
Hidalgo calls for freezing energy prices
The Socialist candidate, traveling to the Agricultural Show, has positioned herself in favor of a blocking of energy prices, likely to increase very sharply due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. “It is urgent that there is an anticipation of these price developments, in particular of energy, with a blocking of these prices precisely to allow our fellow citizens, and of course the farmers, to be able to pass the cape of this war which for the moment is rather showing signs of lasting”.
14:57
Emmanuel Macron will have to create specific accounts on social networks for his campaign
The National Commission for the Control of the Electoral Campaign for the Presidential Election (CNCCEP) issued an opinion on Monday to reconsider the rules in force with regard to the use of public resources during the election period, in particular with regard to social networks. “It is important that the accounts of candidates on social networks are not used in a way leading to the exercise of official functions being confused with propaganda relating to the electoral campaign”, she wrote in her opinion. Which is addressed in particular to Emmanuel Macron, who has been communicating since the beginning of his mandate for political announcements.
14:37
The latest IPCC report alerts candidates
The latest IPCC report has come out and its findings are terrible. The world is “under-prepared” for climate change and must prepare for immediate drastic action. “We must act now,” commented Yannick Yadot, relaying a video from Greenpeace. For Jean-Luc Mélenchon, “harmony between humans and with nature is the key to peace”.
14:12
The meeting at Matignon starts in less than an hour
We still do not know if Jean-Luc Mélenchon will participate, when he initially wanted to be represented by Bastien Lachaud. A scenario refused by Matignon.
13:23
Pécresse defends the “farm France”
Candidate LR tried to marry national and international subjects at the Agricultural Show by defending the necessary food sovereignty of the country.
13:18
Does the war influence the polls?
Our colleagues from Les Echos have just published the latest OpinionWay-Kéa Partners barometer. Difficult, at this stage, to see major consequences for the candidates… Except perhaps for Eric Zemmour, who loses a point to 13% of the voting intentions, his lowest level since the beginning of the month.
13:02
Anne Hidalgo, third candidate for the Agricultural Show
The socialist candidate also showed up in the stands of breeders and farmers. She promises to “support the new generation and guarantee our food sovereignty while ensuring decent remuneration for our farmers”.
12:48
For Fabien Roussel, Putin is a “pariah of humanity”
The communist candidate returned to the war in Ukraine on the sidelines of the Agricultural Show on Monday. “Putin is becoming an outcast of humanity. You have to make him understand that not everything is going as he had imagined, ”he said.
12:36
Taubira will focus on sponsorships
The candidate, who is having the greatest difficulty in winning her entry ticket to the presidential election, will cancel all her planned trips this week, AFP learned on Monday. To date, it has only 128 sponsorships validated by the Constitutional Council. However, the teams of the Popular Primary ensure that the former minister will participate in a live broadcast on Tweetch this Monday evening between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.
12:25
The sponsorship galley is not new
Some candidates are struggling to reach the threshold necessary to run for president this year, like others in previous elections. Mobile number communicated on Twitter, hunger strike… In the past, these politicians have tried everything, in vain. Le Parisien tells you these stories in this article.
12:10
“For the moment, Macron is on coal”
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin returned this Monday morning to the forthcoming candidacy of the President of the Republic. “To declare his candidacy, Emmanuel Macron will choose his timing. At the moment it is on coal, it is doing its job and it is doing it very well,” he explained.