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Macron, Le Pen Clash on Russia, EU in TV Debate

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:56 pm
by claireokc
PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday clashed with his rival Marine Le Pen during a fiery TV debate ahead of Sunday’s election. Macron attacked Le Pen for her ties to Russia and also charged her with harboring a desire to pull France out of the European Union (EU). Le Pen struck back with a pledge to put money back in the pockets of millions of French made poorer during Macron’s five-year presidency. The debate—their only one of the campaign—was peppered with appeals of “don’t interrupt me” and accusations the other was not up to the job of leading France, a veto-wielding U.N. Security Council member and Europe’s second-largest economy. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/macron-le ... 15853.html