Pressed by the oppositions to put an end to the suspense on his candidacy, Emmanuel Macron gives himself Wednesday to a large televised interview, to the chagrin of the LR candidate Valérie Pécresse who seized the CSA. TF1 and LCI will broadcast this program of at least an hour and a half on Wednesday at 9:05 p.m. during which the Head of State, who has not yet formalized his candidacy for re-election, will be questioned on the results of his five-year term. This interview, entitled “Where is France going?” “, Was recorded under the conditions of the direct, said the TF1 group on Monday.
Towards an announcement of presidential candidacy?
The politico-media event does not fail to revive speculation on a formal announcement of the candidacy of Emmanuel Macron to his own succession in April. The candidate of the National Rally Marine Le Pen called on him to put an end to a real-false suspense without delay.
Manuel Bompard, spokesperson for the head of La France insoumise and candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, also urged the head of state to put an end to an “open secret”. Oppositions on the right and on the left are already relentlessly accusing Emmanuel Macron of campaigning with state funds, criticisms already leveled against previous presidents who represented themselves, such as Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012.
Valérie Pécresse’s interview on BFMTV postponed
They also suspect him of taking advantage of the French presidency of the EU, from January, to boost his candidacy and his campaign. The camp of candidate LR Valérie Pécresse did not fail to react strongly to the announcement of the presidential interview on TF1 / LCI, while a program was scheduled with her on BFMTV.
The channel indicated that the show was postponed “because of the interview with Emmanuel Macron”. Valérie Pécresse declared that she seized the CSA because “one cannot have a president candidate who is made open the television channels on demand and for hours makes his campaign, while his adversaries must be satisfied with five minutes of duplex to answer him ”.
“It’s not democratically fair. The candidates are not treated equally ”, also denounced Manuel Bompard. “We feel that the electoral atmosphere is heating up,” quipped Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who himself asked to debate with Valérie Pécresse.