“The policy that I will pursue in the next five years will be ecological or it will not be”, launched Emmanuel Macron to 3,000 of his supporters, at the Pharo garden in Marseille. Under a bright sun, the president promised that in the event of re-election, his Prime Minister would be “directly responsible for ecological planning” and that he would make France “the first major nation to exit from oil, gas and coal”.
Pour The countrythis ecological profession of faith was “an obvious nod to left-wing voters and young people, for whom ecology is a major concern – and one of the glaring shortages of the last five years”. An electorate that Emmanuel Macron “seeks to attract to him next Sunday”observes the Madrid daily.
“The ecological commitment is an attempt to obtain the support of those who voted for Mélenchon (22%) and Yannick Jadot (4.63%), the green candidate”echoes The vanguard. “These mostly young voters could hold the key to victory. Overcoming their strong reluctance to offer Macron five more years at the Élysée will be the goal for the next few days.analyzes the Catalan title.
The Corriere della Sera notes that the president mainly sought on Saturday to ” catch up “ with the green electorate because “Macron’s ecological credibility was hit hard in August 2018, when the number two in the government, Nicolas Hulot, Minister for the Ecological Transition, resigned complaining of ‘not being able to do anything'”.
“Key issue”
An opinion shared by the New York Timeswho at the very least judges “ambitious” the promises made in Marseille by “a president whose green policies have been criticized in multiple protests, a president condemned by the courts for his ‘inaction’, and characterized by his failure to achieve his goals”.
But the New York daily also observes that “Mr Macron’s promise was above all a direct appeal to voters on the left, who hold the key to final victory in the second round of the presidential election – and for whom the climate has become a key issue”.
Why “vibrant plea” in favor of ecology, youth and diversity, The weather retains in particular “the multiple commitments, all around the climate, the fight against polluting waste, the ecological entrepreneurial challenge”.
The Swiss title believes that these arguments are “perhaps capable of mobilizing an educated youth, hesitant but attached to Europe, and middle classes worried, but convinced that the worst is to come if the candidate of the National Rally is elected. Nothing, or almost, on the other hand, to rally the popular electorate which has hitherto been so lacking in it..
“Gifted for the bla-bla”
In fact, the Times took advantage of the meeting to meet the voters of Mélenchon in Marseille – where the rebellious came largely in the lead – and if we are to believe their testimonies, Emmanuel Macron will not have the easy part.
“I voted for Mélanchon in the first round, like everyone around here. He’s an honest man with a good program. But the second round is a real problem for me.says Hamza Alaoui, 57, a resident of the Panier district.
“Alaoui says he couldn’t vote for Le Pen because she wants to ban the veil in public”says The Times. “My wife wears one and I don’t know what she would do if it was banned”notes the person concerned. “But I’m not going to vote for Macron either. He’s good at blah-blah but he’s a liar. He should talk less and listen more”. And to conclude: “I just don’t think I will vote in the second round”.