“I am a candidate to invent with you, in the face of the challenges of the century, a unique French and European response. I am a candidate to defend our values that the disruptions of the world threaten. I am a candidate to continue preparing for the future of our children and our grandchildren”: in his Letter to the French, published on our sites on March 3, Emmanuel Macron confirmed, a few hours before the deadline, that he was candidate for re-election, five years after becoming the youngest president of the Fifth Republic, at 39 in 2017.
A candidacy which did not cause great suspense but which found itself disturbed by the war in Ukraine. How to campaign under these conditions?
In the first round on April 10, Emmanuel Macron came out on top with just under 28% of the vote, ahead of Marine Le Pen, to whom he will be opposed on April 24.
Pensions, taxation, purchasing power… we have gathered below Emmanuel Macron’s main proposals before the second round.