Oh dear, Emmanuel! Supporters abandon ‘EU lapdog Macron’ ahead of crunch presidential vote

Oh dear, Emmanuel! Supporters abandon ‘EU lapdog Macron’ ahead of crunch presidential vote

EMMANUEL MACRON is facing a political nightmare with left-wing voters “abandoning him in droves”, the French president has been warned.

By Steven Brown
PUBLISHED: 10:32, Sat, Mar 6, 2021 | UPDATED: 10:32, Sat, Mar 6, 2021

Mr Lefebvre said: “Left-wing voters feel hurt and humiliated.

“They feel they are being forced to vote for a candidate who has not respected them.”

Brexiteer group Leave.EU has said people are waking up to the “evils of globalism and EU corruption”.

They tweeted: “Things go from bad to worse for Brussels lapdog Emmanuel Macron, with left-wingers abandoning him in droves.

French President Emmanuel Macron

Far-right political candidate Marine Le Pen

“People across Europe are waking up to the evils of globalism and EU corruption!”

In the comments, one person said Ms Le Pen needs to win the election as the “EU needs a major upheaval”.

Another person tweeted: “Le Pen is mightier than EU!”

Someone else said: “French independence from EU!! Works for me!”

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Another person said left-wing politicians are “forever trying to bully and manipulate rational people”.

While someone else simply said: “Macron needs to get the boot!”

Back in 2017, Mr Macron beat Ms Le Pen by a wide margin, securing two-thirds of the vote due to the huge support from the left-wing of French politics.

A poll in January found Ms Len Pen was just two points away from securing the French presidency in the 2022 election.

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