France's left will have to compromrise in favour of Macron against Le Pen - French government spokesman
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708278
France's left will have to compromrise in favour of Macron against Le Pen - French government spokesman
- Title: France's left will have to compromrise in favour of Macron against Le Pen - French government spokesman
- Date: 24th April 2017
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (APRIL 24, 2017) (REUTERS) ARC DE TRIOMPHE
- Embargoed: 8th May 2017 07:28
- Keywords: Emmanuel Macron Francois Fillon Mainre Le Pen France presidential election Stephane Le Foll Socialist
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA0036DRBRRB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS WHITE FLASHES
French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll called on Monday (April 24) for the left to compromise in favour of centrist Emmanuel Macron over far-right Marine Le Pen in the presidential runoff.
He said in a television interview that a Le Pen win would lead to "the destruction of Europe", "leaving the Euro" and a "return to nationalism".
He added that the left should "think about what it wants".
Sunday's outcome is a huge defeat for the two centre-right and centre-left groupings that have dominated French politics for 60 years, and also reduces the prospect of an anti-establishment shock on the scale of Britain's vote last June to quit the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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