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Two candidates who are completely opposite, face to face this Monday evening. On Europe 1 and CNews, Valérie Hayer, head of the Renaissance list, the party of the presidential majority, and Marion Maréchal, head of the Reconquête! list, the party founded by Éric Zemmour, were able to compare their points of view on the occasion of a debate organized as part of the European elections. And it’s an understatement to say it: there were numerous disagreements between the two adversaries of the evening: on agriculture, the security of Europe but also the continent’s migration policy.
Tackles on the war in Ukraine
The opposition is frank, on the reasons for ultraviolence at schools, the European Green Deal, or the integration of Ukraine into Europe and NATO. “Solidarity with Ukraine is not suicide,” says Marion Maréchal, accused by Valérie Hayer of being close to Russia.
“You have praised Putin on several occasions. Between that and Nicolas Bay’s votes, I don’t see any support for Ukraine…” retorts Valérie Hayer. “You play war like Playmobil, and you use it to divide the political debate. I find it irresponsible,” immediately responds the head of the Reconquest list!
The asylum and migration pact in question
The two candidates also oppose each other on the asylum and migration pact, voted on in the coming days in Strasbourg. Marion Maréchal thus appears hostile to the planned distribution of migrants in the different countries of the Union.
“I am always amazed to see that you do not take into account the identity, social and security weight that immigration places on our country,” says the candidate. “I do not link migration issues to crime. We need to regularize workers who work, who respect our values,” explains Valérie Hayer. A debate concluded after an hour of discussion… Valérie Hayer claims her pragmatism, Marion Maréchal, her fight against the “great replacement”.