The employers’ organization also warns “about the consequences of that of Marine Le Pen”.
The Medef estimated on Monday that the “Emmanuel Macron’s program is the most favorable to ensure the growth of the economy and employment“, while alerting”on the consequences of that of Marine Le Penbefore the second round of the presidential election.
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The program of the candidate of the National Rally “would lead the country to fall behind its neighbors and put it on the fringes of the European Union“, assures the employers’ organization in a press release. His program “damage the confidence of economic players, thus reducing investment and job creation“Judges the Medef, which also criticizes its”very strong and unfunded increase in public spending“. The organization finds that Emmanuel Macron’s economic program “has shortcomings“but that he”is in the best position to prepare France for the challenges of the future by choosing competitiveness and sustainable growth».
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The Medef had already supported Emmanuel Macron against Marine Le Pen five years ago, while refusing to grant him a “blank check“. Its manager at the time, Pierre Gattaz, said he was ready to make “resistance“if Marine Le Pen was elected, judging her”extremely dangerous by its economic and social program“. For next April 24, the employers’ organization is calling for people to vote and says that it “will have strong demands for the social partners and companies to be genuinely associated with the reforms in a context requiring more than ever to listen to representative organizations».