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00:00GRAVITATION. >> THESE DEBATES LAST NIGHT, IT WAS A HISTORICAL DEBATE. 11 CANDIDATES. FRANÇOIS FILLON MANAGED TO COME BACK. I'M JOINED BY AN ENTREPRENEUR AND SECURITY ADVISOR. WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON HIS PERFORMANCE LAST NIGHT? >> HE REALLY SHOWED THAT HE IS A STATEMENT -- STATESMAN WITH STRONG EXPERIENCE. HE SAID FRANCIS SEEING DIFFICULTIES THAT NEED PROFOUND CHANGE AND THAT HE IS THE ONLY ONE ABLE TO RESTORE ECONOMIC ORDER AND IT WAS PRETTY CONVINCING TO ME. >> AT THE END OF JANUARY WE STARTED TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THESE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. LAST NIGHT, ONLY 15% OF THE FRENCH WATCHED THE DEBATE THOUGHT HE WAS THE MOST CONVINCING. HOW DO YOU THINK THIS COULD BE A GAME CHANGER? >> I'M SURPRISED ABOUT THAT FIGURE, TO BE HONEST. THERE WERE 60,000 PEOPLE VOTING AFTER THE DEBATE AND HE WAS AT 54% CONFIDENCE. I THINK THERE WAS A CLEAR STORM AROUND HIM, HE WAS ALREADY ELECTED IN SOME CIRCLES AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTION. ONE CANNOT EXCLUDE THE HEAD OF STATE AFTER INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN TO SOME JUDGE TO MAKE HIS CANDIDACY MORE DIFFICULT. >> HE'S BEEN ACCUSING THE JUDGES, BUT WERE ALSO SEEING THAT EMMANUELLE MACRON IS NOW THE FAVORITE TO FACE MARINE LE PEN IN THE RUNOFF OF THESE ELECTIONS. A LOT OF THE CENTRAL RIGHTS PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE IT ENDORSED FILLON MAY NOW BE FOR MACRON. >> SOME ARE GIVING FILLON 20% AND MACRON 24%. SO IT'S JUST A 2% MARGIN OF ERROR. A LOT OF FRENCH PEOPLE ARE NOT YET READY TO MAKE THAT CHOICE. IN THREE WEEKS TIME THERE STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT MACRON MAKE IT TO THE SECOND ROUND WITH MARINE LE PEN. >> WE HAVE A GRAPHIC SHOWING THAT EVEN IF THE ABSTENTIONS SHOW UP AT A RECORD LEVEL OF SAY 50%, STILL VERY HARD FOR MARINE LE PEN TO WIN IN THE RUNOFF. SHE STILL NEEDS AT LEAST 5 MILLION EXTRA VOTES. >> THERE IS A GLASS CEILING DUE TO THE HISTORY OF THE PARTY THAT MARINE LE PEN IS HEADING. IT'S A COMPLEX STORY, LET'S SAY. AND ALSO DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE IS AGAINST ALL THOSE WANTING AN EXIT FROM EUROPE AND FROM THE EURO CURRENCY AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF FRENCH PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THAT. THERE'S A MONETARY STORM AND IT'S NOT A PRIORITY. WE HAVE SO MUCH OTHER STUFF TO DEAL WITH THAT IT COULD PREVENT MARINE LE PEN FROM WINNING. THEY ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE WAY THE EUROPEAN UNION IS GOING AND THE EURO CURRENCY MIGHT HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE, BUT NOW THAT IT'S THEIR, THEY ALL UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE GET OUT OF THAT, THERE WILL BE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. AND A CREDIT WE GET FROM THE BANKS WOULD BE VERY HIGH AND THIS WOULD BE BAD. >> AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, YOU INVESTED MANY STARTUPS. WE HAVE A POLL SHOWING 65% OF STARTUPS PREFER MACRON. 45% OF BIG BUSINESSES PREFER FRANÇOIS FILLON. IS FILLON THE CANDIDATE FOR BIG BUSINESS? >> NOT AT ALL. THE COMPANIES UNDERSTAND HIS PROGRAM WITH 40 BILLION EUROS IN DECREASE IN TAXES IS GOOD FOR THEM. THE VAST MAJORITY OF

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