“Emmanuel Macron personally intervened … to make sure that the far right withdraws to the profit of his candidate,” Grégoire told France Info, though he did not present any evidence of the allegations.
When asked about the remarks ahead of a meeting of EU leaders, Macron said they “make no sense” and “dishonor the person who made them so bluntly. It’s not serious.”
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Macron went on to say the discussions being held in Brussels, where heads of government will try to tackle the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and the EU’s economic agenda, are bigger priorities for him than the campaign to lead the French capital.
“The discussion we are having right now shows that I largely have other things to do,” he said.
“I don’t know Ms. Knafo personally, and I’m not getting involved in these municipal elections at all,” Macron added.
The French leader’s only other public comment this week, criticism of moderate parties who formed alliances with their more radical counterparts, was relayed by the government’s spokesperson.
