The match for the second round of the presidential election, on April 24, has already begun. Shortly after the announcement of the results of the first round – which saw Emmanuel Macron (28%) and Marine Le Pen (23.2%) coming out on top – the voting instructions for the eliminated candidates multiplied. The vast majority of them called to vote for the outgoing president or to block Marine Le Pen, who received the support of the other far-right candidate, Eric Zemmour, and the sovereignist Nicolas Dupont-Aignan.
- Mélenchon calls for “not to give a single voice to Mme Le Pen »
The leader of La France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who came third in the first round of the presidential election with 21.1% of the vote, called on his voters on Sunday evening not to “not give a single voice to Mme Le Pen »which will be opposed to Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the presidential election. “We know who we will never vote for”he launched from his headquarters, repeating several times: “We must not give voice to M.me The pen ! We must not give a single voice to M.me Le Pen ! »
- Hidalgo asks to vote “against the far right”
Socialist Party (PS) candidate Anne Hidalgo was the first to call for the vote “against the far right” during the second round of the presidential election. “So that France does not fall into hatred of all against all, I call on you with seriousness to vote on April 24 against the far right of Marine Le Pen using the Emmanuel Macron ballot paper”said the mayor of Paris – who obtained 1.7% of the vote, a historically low score for the PS – from his campaign premises.
- Pécresse will vote “in conscience” for Macron
Republican candidate Valérie Pécresse, who won 4.8% of the vote, said from her campaign seat that she would vote “consciously” for Emmanuel Macron in the second round “to prevent the rise to power of Marine Le Pen and the resulting chaos”. And to add: “I ask the voters who have honored me with their confidence to weigh in the days to come with seriousness the potentially disastrous consequences for our country and for future generations of any choice different from mine that they would consider for the second round “. For meme Pécresse, “Marine Le Pen’s project would lead the country to discord, impotence and bankruptcy. Her historical closeness to Vladimir Putin discredits her for defending the interests of our country in the tragic times we are living in”.
Alpes-Maritimes LR MP Eric Ciotti declined to vote in the second round. “I don’t recognize myself in [la] Politics [d’Emmanuel Macron]I will not support it”he said on TF1.
- Roussel calls to “beat the far right” by voting Macron
The candidate of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel (2.4%), called “to beat the far right, to put it in check, using the only bulletin at our disposal”. “I will never allow a racist and xenophobic project to be implemented at the head of the state”he added, asking the outgoing president to “to say that he heard the message” sent by the French. Emmanuel Macron must “renounce its senseless reforms”the communist leader also said.
- Jadot calls for “blocking the far right”
Ecologist Yannick Jadot (4.5%) also called for “block the far right by depositing in the ballot box an Emmanuel Macron ballot “. “Our vote is not worth guarantee” for the outgoing president, who must now “create the conditions for rallying to defeat the far right”he said again.
Poutou calls for “not to give a voice” to the RN candidate
The NPA candidate, Philippe Poutou (0.8%), called for “don’t give a voice” to Marine Le Pen in the second round, but without giving any voting instructions for Emmanuel Macron, “which is in no way a bulwark against the far right”. “Our voting instructions are clear: not one vote should go to the far right”he said from his campaign headquarters. “However, we will not give instructions to vote in favor of Macron, because he is an arsonist firefighter whose policies are one of the causes of the rise of the RN. »
- Zemmour calls for a vote for Marine Le Pen
The far-right candidate (Reconquest!), who came fourth in the first round with 7% of the vote, called for a vote for Marine Le Pen on 24 April. “There is a man facing Marine Le Pen who brought in 2 million immigrants. (…) I won’t be wrong about my opponent, that’s why I’m calling on my voters to vote for Marine Le Pen.”he said.
- Dupont-Aignan calls for a vote against Emmanuel Macron
The sovereignist and eurosceptic candidate of Debout la France, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, “calls on the French to do everything to block Macron” in a post on Twitter. The member for Essonne won 2.1% of the vote. In 2017, his party and that of Marine Le Pen sealed an agreement in the inter-rounds.
Arthaud does not give voting instructions
The Lutte Ouvrière candidate, Nathalie Arthaud (0.6%), dismissed Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen back to back, “two mortal enemies for the workers”, refusing to give an instruction to vote. Whatever happens, “Macron will do Le Pen and Le Pen will do Macron”she said, calling on her voters not to demobilize in view of the legislative elections, which will take place on Sunday June 12 and 19, 2022.
- Lassalle leaves the choice to his voters
Jean Lassalle, who obtained 3% of the vote, thus doubling his score compared to the 2017 election, did not give any voting instructions either. “My vote will interest only me because I become again this evening (…) an ordinary citizen”said the MP from Bearn, who added: “But since you were smart enough to choose us despite so many difficulties, I trust you completely to make your choice in fifteen days. »