Last week, Mrs May stressed the importance of an early deal to establish the rights of European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom and UK citizens living in other European Union countries.
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But Macron, who will unveil his presidential platform next week, is considered by many as thin on ideas and proposals. “That is every political party but the National Front are going to call to vote against Marine Le Pen, and it may work very well”.
Being flattered by France’s far-right leader for her “drastic limitation” of immigration and “smart protectionism” will sit uncomfortably with May, an advocate of free trade who was criticized at home for not being quick enough to condemn President Donald Trump’s travel ban on mostly Muslim nations. “I want banks, talents, researchers, academics and so on”. “It will be part of my program to be attractive for these kinds of people”, Macron said from the steps of 10 Downing Street.
Cheers reportedly erupted from the headquarters of Mr Macron (39), an ex-investment banker and economy minister under President François Hollande.
The first round of French elections is on April 23. According to the Associated Press, she was thereupon told that customs were different in Lebanon, prompting Le Pen to walk back to her auto and leave.
An FN statement claimed Monday’s raids were an attempt to “disturb the smooth running of the presidential campaign and to sink Marine Le Pen at the moment her campaign is making strides with voting intentions”.
Could Macron be losing steam?
Although polls show that the lion’s share of Bayrou’s supporters flow to Macron without his presence in the race, with the rest going to Fillon and Le Pen, Macron’s standing has remained unchanged regardless of whether or not Bayrou is in the race or not. She would then likely face either Macron or Fillon in the next round.
Macron had been the favourite to take her on, but a new Elabe survey published Tuesday suggests conservative Fillon has overtaken him again. Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon sits a distant fourth.
In the second case, the Republican Party candidate Fillon, who was affected by a scandal on whether or not his wife was paid for a job she didn’t do when he was prime minister, would only win 56 percent of the vote against 44 percent for Le Pen.
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Ms Le Pen, he said, posed a “major and immediate threat for our country and Europe”.
