The French president seeks to increase votes in the presidential elections with his presence on the international scene
The tensions between Russia and Ukraine have disrupted the calendar of the ‘candidate’ Emmanuel Macron, who has shown frenetic diplomatic activity these days but has not yet officially announced his candidacy for the presidential elections in April. Taking advantage of the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, he has wasted these last few weeks and has become the main mediator in this conflict with trips to Moscow and Kiev, and telephone conversations with Vladimir Putin, Volodímir Zelenski and Joe Biden, among others world leaders. He remembers Nicolas Sarkozy, who during the French rotating presidency of the EU in 2008, mediated in the conflict between Russia and Georgia.
With his presence on the international stage, Macron is also seeking to score points at home a month and a half before the first round of elections by presenting himself to his compatriots as an experienced and respected world leader against his adversaries, more focused on domestic issues.
Macron has been delaying the date of his entry into the campaign. He has not yet announced whether or not he will run for re-election, but no one doubts that he will. Despite not yet being an official candidate, he has already obtained 1,345 electoral endorsements, far exceeding the list of 500 necessary sponsors.
The countdown has begun whether or not the Ukrainian crisis is resolved. Many wonder if the president will announce his candidacy before the 26th, the date on which the Agriculture Show begins, a place of obligatory passage for all aspirants to the Elysee. Actually, you have until March 4. The official list of candidates three days later.
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