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French President Macron once again harshly criticized his left-wing and right-wing opponents in the run-up to parliamentary elections. In French podcast Do-it-yourself generation He said yesterday that the party’s programs are from the radical left France groans (LFI) and the far-right National Rally (RN) could lead to a “civil war.”
Macron’s party lost the European elections to the far-right National Front. Shortly thereafter he called for national elections. The first round will be next Sunday.
His Ennahda party’s two biggest rivals are the far-left Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing parties that also includes the LFI, and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. They have a large lead over the president in the opinion polls, with the National Front leading.
One of the partisan points of the Left Front is lowering the retirement age, which Macron raised last year under great pressure. The left also wants to link inflation to salaries and demand wealth taxes from the rich. The right wants changes to immigration and education, including requirements for dual citizenship residents.
“exclusion”
In the podcast, Macron said that both left-wing and right-wing parties are guilty of a form of exclusion. He says that RN puts Muslims in the dock and identifies them as the culprits. “For me, there can be no doubt about the solutions of the extreme right, as they separate people on the basis of their religion or origin. This leads to division and civil war.”
According to Macron, the LFI is doing the opposite, by presenting itself essentially as a protector of Muslims. This may cause friction and division in society. “They divide people according to their religious beliefs or the community they belong to. In doing so, you isolate them from the broader national community, which could amount to civil war with those who do not share the same values.”
Macron actually visited France last week Open letter, Which was published in local newspapers. In it, he called for choosing the “middle path” and not for the right with “false promises” and the left with “plans that could drown France in debt.”
In the open letter, he also defended his choice to dissolve parliament earlier this month. He also said that the election results would have no impact on his role as president: his term would last until 2027.