'He's an establishment man' MEP says 'EU picked Macron' will continue European project
STEVEN WOOLFE has claimed Emmanuel Macron has been “picked” to continue developing the European project.
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Speaking to Tip TV Politics, the MEP insisted Mr Macron was an “establishment” man as the pro-European centrist is expected to become the next French President ahead off the May 7 vote.
Mr Woolfe blasted the EU as he praised Marine Le Pen for her success in getting to the second round of voting in the French election.
He said: “Marine Le Pen has shown herself to be a formidable, intelligent politician. Not only in terms of her strategy, her strategy is the long lasting message that comes from this I think.
“This is about saying, ‘we are no longer a nation of left and right’. You can see that from the fact the political parties are in.
“This is about those who the elitists, the Europeanists who support a major project and people who are being left behind and ignored. There is no doubt about it, Macron is an establishment man.”
The MEP claimed the pro-European candidate had been “picked” to run against Mrs Le Pen.
President François Hollande and defeated candidates François Fillon and Benoît Hamon are among those backing Mr Macron.
Mr Woolfe added: “[Macron] has been clearly picked out follow along this kind of tried and tested route, that started with Tony Blair.
“You choose a good looking, reasonable intelligent man. They put the same guy in Italy, only to be voted out recently by the Italians.
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I have got a feeling that Europe has managed to secure the lines as they see it
“They put the same guy in charge of the radicals in Greece so that they can carry on that project, and [Marcron] is exactly of that ilk.
“At the same time we have to be realistic about this. You have got all the major political parties coming behind him.
“I have got a feeling that Europe has managed to secure the lines as they see it, the elites against the smaller groups.
“They have beaten them in Holland. They have turned back the referendum result in Switzerland, they’ll do the same here.”
Mr Macron has previously vowed to go “tough” on the UK in Brexit negotiations.
Independent MEP Janice Atkinson joined the debate urging the people of France to support Marine Le Pen.
She added: “The EU are worrying. Marine is representing the people. They have got a very very stark choice. They can choose more of the EU, more federalism.
“Or they can choose somebody who actually recognises retaining the culture and identity of France which is under threat from the EU and from Macron.”