France Télévisions indicates that the debate between Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the head of the National Rally list for the European elections, Jordan Bardella, will take place on May 23 from 8:15 p.m.
The debate between Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the head of the National Rally list for the European elections, Jordan Bardella, will take place on May 23 from 8:15 p.m. on France 2, France Télévisions said on Tuesday. “It will be hosted by journalist Caroline Roux,” said the group, confirming information from franceinfo. The presidential camp hopes that this debate will help to attenuate the balance of power against the RN, well ahead in the polls.
The head of the Renaissance list is struggling in the polls
Not being head of the list, the Prime Minister initially refused the exercise with the boss of the RN, saying he was only “ready” to confront the leader of the RN deputies Marine Le Pen, on the grounds that his group is the most important of the oppositions. But the head of Renaissance’s list, Valérie Hayer, is struggling in the polls (15% in the latest Toluna-Harris Interactive survey published Tuesday against 31% for Jordan Bardella), closely followed by the PS-Place publique candidate Raphaël Glucksmann (14%), which pushed Emmanuel Macron to ask his Prime Minister to get involved in the campaign.
“I want him to get as involved as possible in the campaign by holding debates, meetings, going into the field. This is what I asked him, as also of the entire government,” declared the head of state in an interview with La Tribune on Sunday. Tuesday evening, Gabriel Attal will also speak before Valérie Hayer during a Renaissance meeting at the Mutualité in Paris.