In Germany, the re-election of Emmanuel Macron was greeted with relief, equal to the fear inspired by the hypothesis of a victory for Marine Le Pen. “Your voters today sent a strong message in favor of Europe. I am happy that we continue our good cooperation”notably reacted Olaf Scholz, Sunday evening, on Twitter.
The Social Democratic Chancellor (SPD), whose spokesperson said he had telephoned Mr. Macron to congratulate him, had made no secret of his wish to see the outgoing president re-elected. In the second round, the French will have the choice “between a democratic candidate, who believes that France is stronger in a powerful and autonomous European Union, and a far-right candidate, who openly sides with those who attack our freedom and our democracy”had warned Mr. Scholz in a grandstand co-signed with his Spanish and Portuguese counterparts, Pedro Sanchez and Antonio Costa, published in The worldThursday, April 21.
Across the Rhine, only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) deplores the choice of the French. “I congratulate our partner Marine Le Pen for her good result. Emmanuel Macron only won a sham victory. The change of direction in Europe is a reality, and it cannot be stopped in the long term”reacted on Sunday, the head of the AfD, Tino Chrupalla.
Apart from the far right, a victory for the candidate of the National Rally was particularly feared. “With Le Pen in power, Germany would lose its main ally”had worried the economic daily Handelsblatt, before the second round. “The Le Pen nightmare”, had titled the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. As much as her hostility towards Germany, with which she had spoken “irreconcilable strategic differences”, it was Ms Le Pen’s closeness to Vladimir Putin’s Russia that aroused Berlin’s fears. From this point of view, the tweet posted on Sunday evening by the journalist from Spiegel Sebastian Fischer sums up what a majority of Germans think: “Putin lost the French presidential election. »
” A warning “
Relieved by Mrs. Le Pen’s defeat, Germany is nonetheless worried about the result obtained by her. “The unprecedented score of the far right, with a xenophobic and anti-European program, is worrying and should challenge all democrats in France and in Europe. Macron must take up the challenge of transforming his movement into a real political party and tackling the multiple fractures that run through French society.entrust to World Social Democrat MP Nils Schmid, responsible for foreign policy issues in the SPD group in the Bundestag.
You have 34.52% of this article left to read. The following is for subscribers only.