PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he was ready to issue with far-right lawmaker Marine Le Pen ahead of the June 9 European Parliament, saying piece of France’s life was at play in that vote.
Le Pen’s eurosceptic National Rally ( RN ) party leads opinion polls by a huge margin, with as much as 33 % of the vote, or about twice as much as what is forecast for Macron’s, centrist, pro-EU party. ” My dear colleagues, wake up, look closely at who they are! ,” Macron told Le Parisien news in an interview, speaking of the RN. ” I’m ready to issue with Mrs Le Pen,” Macron said. ” The game is in her tent. “
Le Pen instantly replied on X that she was ready to question, but only on the condition that Macron agreed to withdraw or call snap legislative elections if his party loses on June 9- which he would have no reason to agree to. Macron beat Le Pen in two presidential election runoffs, in 2017 and 2022, but her popularity has kept growing since.
