French President Macron and far-right candidate Le Pen clash in debate ahead of Sunday's presidential election, with Macron warning Le Pen risks a 'civil war' if she is elected and bans Muslim headscarf in public
France faces a stark choice in Sunday's second-round run-off between the centrist President Macron and the anti-immigration Le Pen.
The president adopted an aggressive approach in the live televised debate, repeatedly seeking to land punches on Le Pen over her record, while she sought to keep the focus on the government's performance.The tone sharpened as the discussion moved to foreign policy, with Macron angrily zeroing on a loan Le Pen's party had taken from a Czech-Russian bank ahead of her 2017 election campaign.
With Russia's assault on Ukraine overshadowing the campaign, Macron also attacked Le Pen for her past recognition of Russia's 2014 annexation of the Ukrainian peninsular of Crimea. "Europe is not all or nothing," she said, as Macron retorted that she appeared to be proposing something other than EU membership.Both candidates have their eyes on voters who backed third-placed hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon in the first round. He has refused to urge his supporters to vote for Macron in order to keep Le Pen out of the Elysee Palace.
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