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Macron uses climate change to attack Le Pen
The French president is attempting to attract left-wing voters ahead of the final round of the French election
In a bid to woo left-wing voters for the final round of the French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron on Saturday slammed his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen as a “climate skeptic”and trumpeted his own plans to build a green economy.
- Clothilde Goujard
- Politico
Speaking in Marseille at his only large rally ahead of the April 24 vote, the liberal incumbent billed the election as a “civilizational choice” and vowed to turn France into a “great environmental nation.”
“The choice today is clear.
The far-right is a climate-skeptic project, a…