(From left to right) France's right-wing Republican party leading EU election candidate François-Xavier Bellamy, far-right National Rally’s Jordan Bardella, extreme-right "Reconquest" election candidate Marion Marechal, French Greens candidate Marie Toussaint, French Communist Party electoral list lead candidate Leon Deffontaines, hard-left France Unbowed MEP Manon Aubry, President Macron’s coalition candidate MEP Valerie Hayer and France's Socialist Party MEP Raphael Glucksmann pose before taking part in a debate on France 2 on 4 June, 2024. AFP - STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
The campaign for the European Union's parliamentary elections has entered its final phase, following a televised debate that brought together the main French contenders ahead of this weekend's EU-wide, transnational vote.
Broadcast live on France 2 television and France Inter radio this Tuesday, the debate gave the candidates a last chance to engage with the French people and for the contenders to make a positive impact on the polls.
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