This Sunday, April 10, the French go to the polls for the first round of the presidential election. The second is scheduled for April 24.
For several weeks, we have interviewed the major candidates for this election. You can find these interviews below, as well as our other articles detailing their proposals in terms of life insurance and wealth tax in particular.
Emmanuel Macron (The Republic On the Move)
“We must promote the advent of a powerful Europe”
The candidate president, Emmanuel Macron, wants to continue negotiations with Vladimir Putin and reach a political agreement.
Marine Le Pen (National Gathering)
“I am ready to govern our country”
Marine Le Pen has matured her economic program. The delicate measures relating to immigration will be submitted to a referendum.
Jean-Luc Melenchon (Rebellious France)
“I will restore and strengthen the ISF”
The “rebellious” candidate condemns the Russian war in Ukraine but wants to discuss kyiv’s neutrality. The first interview dedicated to our 2022 Presidential series.
Eric Zemmour (Reconquest!)
“I believe in European civilisation”
The presidential candidate condemned the Russian intervention and calls for the establishment of mediation and peace negotiations.
Valerie Pécresse (The Republicans)
“I want 95% of inheritances to be totally exempt”
Valérie Pécresse is profoundly European. She advocates a strong France in a powerful Europe.
Yannick Jadot (Europe Ecology The Greens)
“The war shows us how much we need Europe! »
It is on a European scale that we will be able to weigh in the world, support the values of rights and freedoms which are the basis of our democracies, explains Yannick Jadot, Europe Ecologie Les Verts, presidential candidate.
Anne Hidalgo (Socialist Party)
“Some companies pay outrageous dividends”
Anne Hidalgo proposes the abolition of the “flat tax”, an exemption from inheritance tax for 95% of French people and tax stability for companies.
Also read:
Life insurance: what the candidates offer
Life insurance offers a reduction of 152,500 euros on inheritance tax, but this tax niche does not appeal to everyone. It is explicitly questioned by the Economic Analysis Council, which issued a report on the legacy in December. What do the candidates think?
Donation-succession: how much does the presidential candidates offer
Inheritance taxation eventually imposed itself as an electoral theme. Overview of the main proposals of the candidates while the Institut Montaigne has just quantified each of them.
The ISF once again campaign argument
The wealth tax, buried in 2018 by Emmanuel Macron, is a leitmotif in the debates of any self-respecting presidential campaign. However, this symbolic tax has not proven its budgetary efficiency. A look at infographics on the candidates’ proposals.
The heritage of the candidates under the magnifying glass
They may receive, for the most part, comfortable remuneration for their public functions, the presidential candidates are not models of wealth management. With the exception of the headliner of the Republicans, diversification is not their watchword.