Macron proposes himself as the “only moderate option” in the face of the “political extremes” on both sides

The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, has assured that the early elections announced on Sunday represent “a democratic response” to the current political situation in the country, although he has called it “absurd” that he himself may resign after the historic rise of the far right in the European Parliament elections.

The elections mean, according to Macron, “a democratic response” to the “blockade” in the National Assembly and to what happened on Sunday at the polls. “Our compatriots expressed their concerns about security, immigration, purchasing power,” explained the president, who assumed during a press conference that in a scenario like the current one “changes of government or coalitions” were not enough.

Not calling legislative elections, he has alleged, would have been “irresponsible”, to the extent that it still sees room to collect the “anger” raised by citizens and contain the rise of parties such as the National Rally, which has already confirmed that it will present its leader, Jordan Bardella, as a candidate for prime minister. The far-right party received more than 30 percent of the votes in the European elections.

““I don’t want to give the keys to power to the extreme right in 2027,” Macron has asserted, alluding to the theoretical date of the next presidential elections, which is why he has tried to claim his party as the only moderate option within the current accelerated reconfiguration of alliances.

Thus, he has criticized his rivals and has pointed out that, since Sunday, “the masks have fallen”, specifically due to the alliances of the “republican” right and left – the Republicans and the Socialist Party – with “extreme” formations. “, in an apparent attempt to place his political movement, Renaissance, at the center.