Wednesday, in the final debate prior to Sunday’s final round vote, far-right Marine Le Pen faced off in a debate against centrist Emmanuel Macron. One of the two will become the next president of France.
It was a feisty debate. Desperate to climb in the polls (she currently trails Macron by 20 points), Le Pen didn’t pull any punches. She described Macron as a servant of “social brutality” seeking a societal “war of all against all.” Seeking to attract far-left voters who oppose Macron’s plans to reform the economy, Le Pen claimed she would protect France’s generous social safety net.
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