Macron Defends His Record After New French Rival Surges in Polls
- The French president appeared on national TV Wednesday
- Macron wouldn’t confirm his candidacy in April’s election
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Emmanuel Macron all but declared he will fight to keep his job on national television some four months before France’s presidential election.
The French leader rarely grants long televised interviews to the national media. But as the campaign of his conservative rival Valerie Pecresse gains momentum and the April vote nears, he decided to appear on the most-watched national TV channel to defend his track record.