French leaders take part in TV debate ahead of first round snap legislative elections

McKesson Just days before Frances first round snap elections to choose all 577 members of the National Assembly, French television has hosted a debate featuring three major party and coalition leaders. Prime Minister Gabriel Atal of the ruling Renaissance Party National Rally President Jordan Bardella and Olivier for representing the new Popular Front coalition took part. Purchasing power and domestic security were debated, but it was the war in Ukraine that dominated. Jordan Bardella said he wouldn't let Russian imperialism absorb an allied state like Ukraine, but ruled out sending French troops to fight. Like companion European and. Cecila sushi al Ukraine it Evita UNESCO rapper in pieces nuclear pack on 2nd. Ukrainian That was an apparent rebuttal to President Emmanuel Macron's remarks in May, in which he said he hadn't ruled out putting French boots on the ground in Ukraine. Olivier for also blasted Macron's remark, saying not even the Ukrainians expected French troops to fight alongside them. Absolutely not. In util a conference on the Republic la proposal, he la sample more obviously a division is open. He insisted that the new Popular Front coalition is against French troop deployment but isn't opposed to sending long range missiles to Ukraine. But Macrons position was defended by his Prime Minister Gabriel at Al. The snap parliamentary elections were called by Emmanuel Macron on June the 9th, the night his Renaissance party lost big to the far right National Rally in the EU elections. The first round of voting takes place on June 30th, with the second round scheduled for July the 7th.