Macron: I don’t want a populist and xenophobic France

President of France, Emmanuel Macron, made statements at an occasion he organized in Paris after the announcement of the exit polls.

“Let’s not be mistaken, it is not over but”

Macron thanked Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, the presidential candidate of the Socialist Social gathering (PS), competing within the first spherical of the election, Valerie Pecresse, the candidate of the centre-right Republican Social gathering, and Fabien Roussel, the presidential candidate of the French Communist Social gathering, for his or her help. “Make no mistake, the whole lot just isn’t over but. The following 15 days will likely be decisive for the nation and Europe.” mentioned.

“I don’t want a xenophobic France”

Macron identified that France ought to be impartial within the fields of financial system, local weather and agriculture.

“I want France that fights Islamic separatism, however I don’t want France that forestalls Muslims and Jews from consuming in response to the principles of their faith. I want France that’s a part of sturdy Europe.” Utilizing the expression Macron, focusing on the far-right Marine Le Pen, mentioned that France doesn’t want its allies to be populist and xenophobic.

Alternatively, Le Pen acknowledged that he was honored by the French individuals for making him go to the second spherical and known as on those that didn’t vote for Macron within the first spherical of the election to help him.

Macron and Le Pen advance to the second spherical

In accordance with an exit ballot by public broadcasters France Information, Le Monde and France 24, no candidate achieved the required 50 p.c absolute majority within the first spherical to be elected president.

Accordingly, Macron gained the primary spherical of the election with 28.1 p.c of the vote. Le Pen was second with 23.3 p.c.

The far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon obtained 20.1 p.c, the far-right Eric Zemmour 7.2 p.c, and the centre-right Republican Social gathering’s candidate Valerie Pecresse 5 p.c.

Yannick Jadot, President of the Inexperienced Social gathering and Member of the European Parliament, obtained 4.4 p.c and the Socialist Social gathering (PS) candidate, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, obtained 2.1 p.c.

Macron and Le Pen, who took the primary two locations within the first spherical, will compete within the second spherical of voting to be held on April 24.