French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen clashed in a TV debate that laid bare their differences, as they prepare to face off in the presidential runoff Sunday.
The centrist incumbent beat a familiar tune of heavy investment in French industry and an uncompromising commitment to the European Union. Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally party, cast herself as the voice of a public struggling with a cost-of-living crisis.Le Pen, who lost to Macron in the 2017 runoff, said she was"obliged to be the spokesperson of the people" and promised to be"the president of sovereignty.
Everything you need to know about Sunday's French election 02:48The President argued that the European Union works in France's favor, particularly when faced with markets like those of the US and China, whose populations far outstrip its own."It's there that Europe is useful for us. When Google comes and attacks us in our market, who comes and helps us? Europe. And when these big groups don't pay their taxes in our countries, what allows us to fight back? Europe.
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