Presidential: Fabien Roussel calls for “using the Macron bulletin” against Marine Le Pen – RMC

Fabien Roussel calls for “defeating” Marine Le Pen’s far right in the second round of the presidential election by using “the Macron bulletin”. PCF presidential candidate Fabien Roussel called on Thursday to “defeat” Marine Le Pen in the second round by voting for Emmanuel Macron: “We must do everything to defeat the far right. We must use the Macron bulletin, abstention is not enough. It is increasingly hard to ask that, because Macron bears a great responsibility in the rise of the far right”, he said during a press conference at the headquarters of the Communist Party. “My candidacy suffered from this supposedly useful vote. ‘absolutely don’t blame those who have changed their minds in the last few days,’ he added. A call for union on the left with a view to the legislative elections legislative elections, inviting Jean-Luc Mélenchon, third in the first round with 22% of the votes, to discuss r send a “signal” with a view to winning the elections: “All the forces of the left carry 32% of the votes. I call for us to meet again and show that it is possible to win the legislative elections. Mélenchon is the one who can send this signal. Let’s see”, launched Fabien Roussel. He claims to be “available” to “discuss all the options on the table”. “We can beat Macron and Le Pen”. The communist candidate came in eighth position in the first round. of the presidential election with 2.3% of the vote, behind Jean Lassalle and (3.1%) and ahead of Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (2.1%). Romain Cluzel and Guillaume Dussourt