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Debate Day in France: Macron, Le Pen to clash in eagerly anticipated TV event

By France24
21 April 2022   |   7:03 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen face off in their only debate ahead of Sunday's presidential run-off. For Le Pen, who lags behind Macron in voter surveys, the confrontation is a chance to persuade voters that she has the stature to be president and that they should not fear seeing the far right in power.

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