French election: Hollande urges nation to back Macron
- 7 years ago
President François Hollande has called on French voters to reject far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and back Emmanuel Macron to succeed him.
Speaking from the Elysee palace, Hollande said Le Pen's platform of pulling out of the euro would devastate the country's economy and threaten French liberty.
He also said that Macron, his former economy minister, would Le Pen and Macron will face each other in a run-off vote on May 7.
Speaking from the Elysee palace, Hollande said Le Pen's platform of pulling out of the euro would devastate the country's economy and threaten French liberty.
He also said that Macron, his former economy minister, would Le Pen and Macron will face each other in a run-off vote on May 7.