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'Europe is mortal' warns French PM Attal ahead of EU elections
euronews (in English)
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29/05/2024
The far-right National Rally party currently tops the French polls, raising concerns of a rightward lurch across the European Union.
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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal campaigned on Tuesday in support of the ruling Renaissance
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Party`s candidate for the European Union elections.
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Attal came to support Valérie Hayet at a rally in Boulogne.
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During a speech, he warned of the threats Europe faces and stressed the importance of
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the vote.
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Yes, Europe is mortal, because the economic competition is raging between the United States
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and China, and Europe could be distanced if it doesn`t take its destiny in hand.
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Yes, Europe is mortal, because war strikes at our doors, because bombs rain in Ukraine,
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on democracy, on our values, and we know very well that if Russia wins, it won`t stay there.
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Yes, Europe is mortal, because it knows now that it can`t count on the United States to
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defend it and that it needs to protect itself.
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Valérie Hayet, a French MEP, dedicated her speech to the defense of women`s rights.
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Emmanuel Macron, a strong advocate of a strong and united Europe, called for a wake-up call
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of voters to the rise of the far right.
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National rally candidate Jordan Bardella is a favorite in the polls with over 30 percent
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of voting intentions, while Macron`s Renaissance party has 16 percent.
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