so he was quite frustrated, and he hopes to be able to have a big win and those legislative elections and maybe to be part of a coalition or the next government. that is a tall order, but he wants to try to move, the left, the socialist party has collapsed in this first round of the presidential election, and he hopes to be the one to lead the new left in france. . ., to be the one to lead the new left in france. . . ., , ., in france. can i ask, he has a stron: in france. can i ask, he has a strong ecology in france. can i ask, he has a strong ecology messy - in france. can i ask, he has a strong ecology messy to - in france. can i ask, he has a strong ecology messy to sell| in france. can i ask, he has a l strong ecology messy to sell as well. it seems as if a manual macron has taken that on the last couple of weeks to try and learn some of the left wing voters his way. that weeks to try and learn some of the left-wing voters his way. left-wing voters his way. that is the main way
made a big step towards fighting climate change in this last week. he has actually stolen one of the proposals of melenchon, he has committed to have a prime minister who will be in charge of the fight against climate change, and that programme will reverberate across the whole government, so that is a big commitment and, that is something he is really relying on to attract those voters. something he is really relying onto attract those voters. attract those voters. just our last thought, fairly briefly if you can, | thought, fairly briefly if you can, what would be a success for marine le pen from the far right, on an assumption that the opinion polls are not far off the mark and that macron will win. flit are not far off the mark and that macron will win. are not far off the mark and that macron will win. of course, if we rel on macron will win. of course, if we rely on the macron will win. of course, if we rely on the polls, macron will win. of course, if we rely on the polls
garnered 22% support across the country, 63% here, laurent melenchon. where votes go now could be important in terms of determining who is going to win and buy you much. the opinion polls are clear. macron is leading this race even if marine le pen is heading for a much better score than five years ago. let s have a look at the impact but the last couple of weeks have made in particular in the course of this campaign. on that, i am joined now by sylvie kauffmann, from the french newspaper le monde. how much change has been over the last couple of weeks and where will all these melenchon votes go? that is the bi all these melenchon votes go? t isgt is the big question, as you said. i don t think there has been many surprises since the first round except the big search for melenchon which was surprising. the big
surge for. but in those last two weeks when a macron went campaign in which he hadn t done, really, before the first round because he was so busy handling the ukraine crisis. so, he has, ithink, strengthened his lead in the polls are probably in two ways, by doing his best to the bank the new soft and moderate tone of marine le pen, and reminding voters of her views on europe and on russia and on vladimir putin, and also, in appealing to those voters who are meeting in la courneuve, i guess, we choose to vote for melenchon, and this support is going to be crucialfor him in this
run off. it to be crucial for him in this run-off- to be crucial for him in this run-off. , , ., run-off. it is interesting that melenchon run-off. it is interesting that melenchon has run-off. it is interesting that melenchon has said - run-off. it is interesting that melenchon has said though i run-off. it is interesting that| melenchon has said though it run-off. it is interesting that - melenchon has said though it for anything but marine le pen and one can understand why, but at the same time, his message is one of improving the living standards of so many french people, the people that marine le pen would call the forgotten ones, les 0ublies, and there is no clear determination as to where people should go. yes. there is no clear determination as to where people should go. yes, he knows that to where people should go. yes, he knows that himself, to where people should go. yes, he knows that himself, as to where people should go. yes, he knows that himself, as a to wh