Präsidentschaftswahl: Europa blickt nach Frankreich: Wer kann Marine Le Pen noch stoppen?
Acht Monate vor der Präsidentschaftswahl trafen die wichtigsten Kandidaten erstmals aufeinander. In den Umfragen liegen die politischen Ränder vorn, die Kräfte der Mitte wirken schwach.
Paris, Thursday, 16:45: Marine Le Pen confidently greets the audience as she joins her opponents on stage. The stands of the Roland Garros tennis stadium are filled. Less than eight months before the presidential election, the main candidates convene for the first time on invitation from the entrepreneur association Medef. This is the first test in a political autumn that is expected to be decisive for France: In 2027, it will show whether a pro-European or anti-European force sets the tone at the Élysée Palace.
For the right-wing candidate Le Pen, an audience of entrepreneurs is far from a home game. She was long viewed as anti-business, but has now taken on a more conciliatory tone, advocating for less regulation and lower corporate taxes. The association had previously warned against Le Pen's program, calling it detrimental to France and financially contradictory. With Le Pen's rise in the polls, the tone is becoming softer, even among Medef's Patrick Martin.
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