Emmanuel Macron has set a date for re-election but has stopped announcing his re-election

Emmanuel Macron, President of France, has vowed to follow the economic changes that have taken place since he took office in 2017 but has vowed to run for re-election next April, despite leading to a majority of votes and hopes. for the second time.

In a two-hour television interview on TF1 on Wednesday night, Macron defended his reputation as president for the past four and a half years in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic, triggering a series of economic reforms and anti-anti sentiment. -boma yellow clothes demonstrations, as well as responding to extremist Islamist attacks.

He said that he had learned to love the French more than ever, but he also said that he often made mistakes. “I’m wrong, yes, many,” said Macron, who has been widely accused by the opposition of being a proud president of the rich. “I try not to repeat myself.”

Opposing politicians immediately criticized Macron and TF1 for what they wrote as a soft-spoken interview that allowed him to make a case for re-election without announcing his campaign.

“It’s a man-made propaganda post,” said Eric Ciotti of Les Républicains, who was elected in a run-off election for a chance to fight Macron. “Elysée is terrified of running for office Valerie Pécresse, “Ciotti said in an interview on TF1 shortly after the interview.

Jordan Bardella’s Marine Le PenTo the right of the Rassemblement National he called Macron a “self-satisfied” president who was well-elected. Boris Vallaud of the Socialist Party said the interview, which he said was where France was going, meant that “we heard a lot about where Macron was with himself”.

Macron defended the need to reform France’s expensive pensions – a necessary change that was halted during the epidemic – by easing the 42 regimes established, but acknowledged that his idea of ​​replacing a single system had caused much concern and he had to do so. modified.

He also said it was unlikely that the retirement age would rise from 62 to the retirement benefits. “We all need to be prepared for the idea of ​​working long hours,” he said.

Macron’s opponents right and wrong, including anti-refugee activists Eric Zemmour, has made inroads and regulations and regulated well-known campaign themes to date, prompting Macron to reaffirm a desire to “control” the move without a complete suspension, as some of his opponents swear.

“There have been no migrants,” Macron said. “Yes, we have a problem fixing. [But] we need the migration of these workers, in a limited, selective and manageable way to strengthen our economy. ”

A poll published Wednesday by Harris Interactive for Challenges gave Macron the lead in voting for the first round of the presidential election, with 24 percent, followed by Pécresse with 17 percent, Le Pen with 16 and Zemmour with 15.