Jean Castex told the candidates to act “so that the campaign takes place as normally as possible”
During the information meeting held in Matignon last night on the war in Ukraine, Jean Castex assured the candidates present that the government wanted the electoral campaign to take place in the best possible conditions despite the diplomatic consequences of the conflict. “I will do my best to ensure that the campaign runs as normally as possible. The government will put all its energy into this.”assured the Prime Minister, according to information from our journalist Alexandre Lemarié.
“The current situation does not prevent us from talking about all the topics that interest the French, whether it is purchasing power, Europe, energy, sovereignty”, estimates the entourage of the Prime Minister. On Monday, several candidates pleaded for the presidential debate not to be skipped because of the Ukrainian crisis, a warning repeated Tuesday morning, at Les Républicains, by Gérard Larcher and Bruno Retailleau.
“These are choices of civilization that will be made in 2022. Why am I fighting so much for us to have a major political debate in our country? Because we have the big challenges: climate, biodiversity, capitalism, dictatorship, grabbing of resources”warned Yannick Jadot, Monday on Franceinfo. “Is the European Union, strong because France is powerful, going to weigh in this world? »he wondered. ” It’s essential. In 2022, the French men and women will decide on absolutely major things. »
“The French political debate must be able to live”also insisted Anne Hidalgo (Socialist Party), Monday, during a visit to the Agricultural Show, claiming to want to obtain “guarantees” on the part of the executive so that it can take place, because “we have different views on economic and social issues, on climate issues”. “If we do not pose the challenges of the coming years, if we miss this election, well we will have a situation of permanent social conflict at the end of this crisis”she warned.
Monday, at the end of the meeting with Mr. Castex, several candidates insisted on the importance of maintaining a democratic debate despite the crisis. “I think it is important to know under what conditions this presidential election will take place”argued in particular Marine Le Pen (National Rally), emphasizing that he “It would not be a question of Russia’s aggression depriving the French of what is the cornerstone of our democratic system”.