France's President Emmanuel Macron says he has no fear of losing the presidential election despite far-right rival Marine Le Pen narrowing the gap in opinion polls ahead of first-round voting on Sunday
President Emmanuel Macron has said he has no fear of losing France’s presidential election, despite far-right rival Marine Le Pen narrowing the gap in opinion polls ahead of first-round vote.
She appeared to close the gap even further according to latest polls, which have given a difference of between 1 and 6 points between the two. “If Emmanuel Macron had enriched the country, excuse me but we wouldn’t be talking about purchasing power,” Le Pen said at her final rally on Thursday evening.'Playing with the fears'
“And then, there are short-term proposals, sometimes not making financial sense at all or demagogic, like on purchasing power,” he added. Macron cited his presidential duties, notably his diplomatic efforts over the Russian onslaught against Ukraine, to justify his absence during much of the campaign, which has been criticised by other candidates.'Become citizen again'
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