In such circumstances, France deserves that we not hesitate,
Maintaining my candidacy was for me the best solution to fight the extremes,
We have one objective today (and that) to deny an absolute majority to the National Rally,
One of the keys to Emmanuel Macron's success was to attract young people in 2017, firstly because he embodied a form of political and generational renewal,
It still exists but we are seeing more and more support votes ... so it's not just a way of opposing, it's also a choice of ideological adherence to the different measures that are proposed by Jordan Bardella's party,
For [the hard-left] France Unbowed (LFI) and the New Popular Front (NFP), generally speaking, this is a little more classic. These are votes that more traditionally attract young people than other electoral options,
But he got older and, above all, there's a much younger incarnation than him now, Jordan Bardella,
I will work with any government in Europe and across the world if we are elected in to serve the country
The French have answered the call to vote, with the highest participation in 40 years. The response is clear — they have voted for change."
We cannot agree to form a government if we cannot act. That would be the worst of betrayals of our voters,
The most likely outcome for the RN is a relative majority, not an absolute one."
The match is not over,
The turnout was the highest seen in the past two decades, although it remains lower than levels observed in the 1970s and 1980s,
The RN could win an absolute majority, but this is by no means certain."
Without it, governing and passing their program would be very dangerous,
Nothing is won, and the second round is decisive,
I don't think people realise what's happening, they are only thinking of the cost of living and short-term things like that,
I'm satisfied, because we need change,
First round results are not offering much certainty about the composition of the parliament, and the second round scheduled for next weekend is in fact the big risk event,
It's an alleviation of risks. We're seeing a lot of hedges going into the French election getting unwound,