The campaign for the upcoming snap election in France is underway, with political parties and candidates intensifying their efforts less than two weeks before voters head to the polls for the first round. The focus of the campaign is on the warnings from President Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République En Marche, against the far right and an emerging alliance on the left. Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has criticized former President François Hollande’s decision to run for Parliament with the far-left France Unbowed Alliance, emphasizing the risks both extremes of the political spectrum pose to the country.
- The frantic election campaign kicks off in France with less than two weeks until the first round of the Parliamentary vote.
- President Emmanuel Macron’s party warns of the dangers posed by the far right and the left-wing alliance.
- Prime Minister Édouard Philippe criticizes former President François Hollande’s decision to run for Parliament with the far-left France Unbowed Alliance.
- Macron and his allies attempt to equate the extremes of the political spectrum, highlighting the risks to France’s economic and industrial attractiveness.
- Kylian Mbappé, captain of France’s football team, supports the message against extremism and division.
- Protests against the possibility of the far right winning the snap polls bring hundreds of thousands of people out in cities across France.
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