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Added on the 21/04/2022 00:15:35 - Copyright : Euronews EN
French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen went head-to-head in a bruising televised debate on Wednesday (April 20) night, seeking to sway undecided voters with just days left before the second and final round of the presidential election on Sunday.
Incumbent president and re-election candidate Emmanuel Macron and Rassemblement National (National Rally) candidate Marine Le Pen arrive at a studio on the outskirts of Paris, before taking part in a televised debate ahead of the second round of the presidential election. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen face off in their only debate ahead of Sunday's presidential election. For Le Pen, who lags Macron in voter surveys, the confrontation is a chance to persuade voters she has the stature to be president and they should not fear seeing the far right in power.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen will face off on Wednesday (April 20) in a debate which could be decisive in the tight race to decide who will run the country for the next five years.