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French president responds to 'Killer Macron' chants at rally for far-right rival Zemmour

The candidates' posters go up as France's presidential election campaign officially begins. © Philippe Lopez, AFP

As France's 2022 presidential campaign season officially kicked off on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron took aim at far-right, anti-immigration candidate Eric Zemmour for allowing his supporters to accuse the incumbent of allowing foreign "criminals" into the country with chants of "Killer Macron".

Switching from his lofty perch as head of state to the rough and tumble of domestic politics, Macron hit the campaign trail in the eastern town of Dijon with a classic pre-election walkabout and a visit to a high school.

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