It’s impossible to forget Marine Le Pen’s fiasco during his two-round debate against Emmanuel Macron in the 2017 presidential election. "I have the feeling that he escaped me… ”, then declared the president of the National Rally, a legacy of the party co-founded by her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, the National Front. In the documentary Face-to-face for the Elysée, aired in two parts on January 11 and 18, 2021 on LCP, Marine Le Pen returns to this debate which, for many (even those of her own camp) has earned her defeat. In his words, relayed by The Obs, she admitted her communication errors and particularly regretted her tone “maybe too offensive. ” Four years later, there is no question of giving up his chance for the debate between the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin. Especially since this debate, broadcast on France 2 Thursday February 11, 2021 in the show It's your turn to speak (and moderated by Thomas Sotto and Léa Salamé), will focus on areas that Marine Le Pen is supposed to master: security, immigration, secularism and separatism. Regal subjects that his competitor is also familiar with, and on which he has spoken widely in recent months. Marine Le Pen has therefore done everything to prepare in advance, as explained The Parisian in an article published in the Wednesday, February 10, 2021 edition.
"His advisers have even gone so far as to multiply the calls to the teams of France 2"
“Marine Le Pen notably read Darmanin's latest work”, report our colleagues from Parisian. A book published a week earlier, on February 3, titled Islamist separatism, manifesto for secularism. "She also consulted the Horatii, this anonymous circle of senior officials close to her movement, and some communicators, including the former journalist of BFMTV, Pascal Humeau, who gives her advice to deliver a clear and concise message", continues the daily. “Marine Le Pen intends this time to avoid personal attacks against the tenant of Place Beauvau.” A priori, no charge on the accusations of rape, sexual harassment and abuse of power which relate to the former mayor of Tourcoing, therefore. Behind the scenes, the Marine Le Pen teams are scrambling to prepare the ground. “In order not to be caught off guard, his advisers have even gone so far as to make multiple calls to the France 2 teams in recent days, in particular to know how the show was going to unfold, the angles chosen, etc.” Marine Le Pen had refused to debate, in the same program, in front of Prime Minister Jean Castex, in September 2020 … and had slipped that she preferred to debate with Gérald Darmanin. The timing is also important, since this duel takes place in full examination of the bill against separatism. The day before her debate, Marine Le Pen was tried, along with Gilbert Collard, for having broadcast images of Daesh on social networks in 2015. The two figures of the extreme right will be fixed on their fate on May 4, 2021. According to Le Figaro, the Nanterre public prosecutor's office demanded 5,000 euros fine against them.
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