France : former presidents Hollande and Sarkozy make a comeback before snap elections
Francois Hollande, the former French President, is back. The Socialist, who left office without running for a second term due to record unpopularity levels, has stepped back into the limelight, running for his old seat in parliament. I took this decision because the situation has never been so serious in our country. The threat of the far right has never been so tangible. The Socialist Party already had a candidate in the former president's district, but within a few hours it's validated. Loans name on the list. Voters were divided. Become embarrassed he left after a huge failure. He's right to get involved. Everyone is reacting to what has happened. Another former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is also back not to run but to criticize Emmanuel Macron. In an interview, Sarkozy said the current president's decision to dissolve parliament may plunge France into chaos. Meanwhile, the man who was a historic leader of Le Republica. Criticised Erik, the party's embattled president's divisive decision to form a pact with a far right. Being the National Rally's junior partner is not an ambition, it's a way of giving up. Another president yet seems to have had an impact on the campaign. A late 1 Jacques Chirac videos where he warns against an alliance with the far right have re emerged on social media. But protests against the National Rally are a far cry from the million people March organized when Chirac confronted the far right.