8:43 am: Attacked by Total in “defamation”, Jadot maintains his accusations of “complicity in a war crime”
“Total is fully aware of the war crimes that are perpetrated in Ukraine, that through its activities it contributes to financing groups closely linked to this war, and therefore it is called complicity of vsrhyme of war”, justifies Yannick Jadot at the microphone of Franceinfo. The environmentalist candidate, attacked by the group for “defamation” for these remarks, denounces the “cynicism of Mr. Pouyanné”, CEO of Total, “who, with a sob in his voice, talks to us about his employees”. “Mr. Pouyanné is angry in this war on behalf of his shareholders,” he charges.
8:38 am: Zemmour’s “Ministry of Remigration” “appears totally delusional” to Jordan Bardella
On Monday, Eric Zemmour announced that he wanted to set up a “Ministry of Remigration” to expel foreigners. “The idea of remigration is the idea that we are going to withdraw French nationality from people with an immigrant background, who would have acquired this French nationality, that seems totally delusional to me”, reacts Jordan Bardella at the microphone of CNews.
For the interim president of the National Rally, the Reconquest candidate “tries to use the most radical totems possible to try to get noticed, to attract attention. »
8:32 am: “We will reserve social benefits for the French”, assures Jordan Bardella
On the set of CNews, Jordan Bardella recalls that Marine Le Pen intends to abolish State Medial Aid to reserve social benefits for the French. “It will save a lot of state finances,” he says. And then we will send a very clear message: France is not intended to be a social counter for the whole Earth, where we arrive without conditions of resources, income, and we can benefit from social benefits which are the fruit of the national effort and the work of the French. »
8:24 am: Jordan Bardella opposes the withdrawal of large French groups from Russia
The acting president of the National Rally reacts, on the set of CNews, to the withdrawal of Renault from Russia due to the war in Ukraine. “I think that removing French companies from Russia is shooting yourself in the foot,” regrets Jordan Bardella. “It’s applying a form of double punishment: at the same time we organize the bankruptcy and the sabotage of our economic activity, and above all we enrich Russia since by leaving we leave the infrastructures which will benefit Russia. […] We will push Russia into the arms of China. »
8:22 am: Brice Hortefeux targets Macron’s “loss of credibility” on foreign policy
“If we take stock of the five-year term in terms of foreign policy, what strikes me is rather a lack of perspective or the loss of credibility”, charges Brice Hortefeux, special adviser to Valérie Pécresse, on the set of Public senate . “The President of the Republic spoke of the brain death of NATO, precisely today NATO is at the heart of the discussions and is perceived everywhere as a protection”, justifies the MEP.
7:58 am: “We kill with misery as we kill with bombs”, denounces Arthaud
The candidate of Lutte Ouvrière repeats at the microphone of France Inter her total opposition to the sanctions targeting the Russian economy in repression of the invasion of Ukraine. “It will above all hurt millions of little people, workers, workers, the unemployed, all those who were already in poverty”, anticipates Nathalie Arthaud, citing the examples of Iraq or Cuba. “We kill with misery as we kill with bombs,” she says.
7:53 am: For Arthaud, the major French groups in Russia “have the courage of their portfolio”
At the microphone of France Inter, the candidate of Lutte Ouvrière knocks out the major French groups with an activity in Russia, even those who have chosen to end it because of the war in Ukraine. “Those who leave [comme Renault, NDLR] make an image calculation, try to preserve their long-term interest and those who stay make the same calculation but the result is the opposite,” says Nathalie Arthaud.
“They have the courage of their portfolio, castigates Nathalie Arthaud. Total has operated under all dictatorships: in Uganda, in Burma… They are capable of anything. For her, who wishes to “expropriate these large groups”, Yannick Jadot “is right” to say that Total is an accomplice in war crimes in Russia.
7:32 a.m.: Pécresse presents his draft constitutional law on order at 10 a.m.
The Republican candidate will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. to present her draft constitutional law on order. Valérie Pécresse has made security one of the cornerstones of her program: arming of municipal police, minimum sentences, criminal majority at 16…
7:03 am: “I am not for slavery”, assures Macron, defending his reform of the RSA
“I am not for slavery”, quipped Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, detailing his proposal to condition the RSA to around fifteen hours of activity, specifying that if these hours “are work, it is paid at least at least minimum wage”.
“If a beneficiary of the RSA finds a part-time job, then he will be paid at least the SMIC, but we will simplify the rules so that he can continue to be accompanied and does not immediately lose all his rights”, has clarified on M6 the president-candidate.
He was responding to the accusations of his opponents who claimed that he wanted to make RSA beneficiaries work for half of the minimum wage.
In a month, the second round: who for the final?
In just one month, on April 24 at 8 p.m., we will know the name of the next President of the Republic, at the end of an electoral campaign which is already totally atypical. Twelve candidates are in the running. Our article to read here.
7:01 a.m.: Morning guests
- On Public Senate at 8 a.m. : Brice Hortefeux, special advisor to Valérie Pécresse
- On RMC at 7:40 a.m. : Julien Denormandie, Minister of Agriculture and Food
- On France inter at 7:50 a.m. : Nathalie Arthaud, LO presidential candidate
- On CNews at 8:15 a.m. : Jordan Bardella, president of the RN
- On Franceinfo at 8:30 a.m. : Yannick Jadot, environmental candidate in the presidential election
- On RMC/BFMTV at 8:30 a.m. : Alexis Corbière, deputy of rebellious France
What to remember from Wednesday
7 a.m.: Welcome to this live broadcast devoted to political news and the campaign for the 2022 presidential election.