Valerie Pecresse: France's 'Iron Lady' chosen to take on Macron beating Barnier

22:04Urmstongran
The far right split threatens to upset his plans. Should the far right vote split between Le Pen and Zemmour, Pecresse would get the second round slot - giving France its first genuine choice of candidates in 15 years.

You've mentioned the unmentionable ?

Is she? How so?
I’ve not done any research on her just looking at the newspapers headlines.

It’s said that Pecresse is the candidate that Macron would least like to face in the second round. Macron wanted a repeat of the 2016 election and face off against Le Pen that would virtually guarantee his victory.

The far right split threatens to upset his plans. Should the far right vote split between Le Pen and Zemmour, Pecresse would get the second round slot - giving France its first genuine choice of candidates in 15 years.

I’ve just read her Wikipedia entry. She sounds ghastly.

Macron it is then. Again.

I think it's unlikely we'll see a female President in France.

Here she is.