Hollande PLEADS with France to vote Macron at final EU summit in bid to keep country in EU
FRANCOIS Hollande has warned that Marine Le Pen will “weaken Europe” if she becomes France’s next president.
By LAURA MOWAT
Express.co.uk
Sun, Apr 30, 2017
The outgoing president used his last European summit to desperately urge French voters to choose the Europhile candidate Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the election.
Speaking in Brussels yesterday, Mr Hollande said: “Europe made progress thanks to France and Europe has allowed France to be stronger.”
Mr Hollande said that if Mrs Le Pen were to win “there might still be Europe, but it won’t have the strength it has today”.
He said: “One has to take the ballot paper, the Macron one, and consider it as the ballot that will prevent the country from the far right.
“The consequences would be high if France were to turn away from Europe. The choice of the French people is a choice for France but also for the European Union.”
Mr Hollande said that he knew French people well and they do not want to leave the bloc, they just want the EU to be reformed and be more protective.
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