Presidential election: the 8 key moments of the candidates before the Medef
The main candidates in the presidential election set out their ideas to business leaders on Thursday. POLITICO summarizes what you shouldn’t miss.
Seven French presidential candidates, including Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and Gabriel Attal, participated in a three-hour debate at the Medef's annual meeting in Paris. Marine Le Pen defended her proposal to lower the retirement age to 60 or 62, citing a cost of 9 billion euros per year, while Jean-Luc Mélenchon reiterated his call to cancel 18% of France's debt held by the European Central Bank.
Gabriel Attal criticized Marine Le Pen's economic policies, and Bruno Retailleau proposed eliminating "stupid" regulations to boost businesses. The debate was moderated by five business leaders.
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