Gianni Pittella: I would vote Macron if I were a French citizen! No question

The president of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella, has called on the French people to mobilise against the Front National for the second round of the presidential elections this Sunday.

“The extreme right presents the same face everywhere: they cajole, play the nationalist card and vilify Europe. They lie to the public with promises of a golden future. They do not represent the people. Their hate-fuelled speeches advocate nations turning in on themselves and rejecting the other. The last debate before the final round yesterday clearly showed that the Front National candidate has no credible or viable solutions to propose to tackle youth unemployment, climate change, the migration crisis or the terrorist threat. She wants to destroy the European project which has brought peace to our continent for the last 70 years.

“For me, the choice is simple this Sunday.  There is just one candidate: Emmanuel Macron.”