'Europe is mortal' warns French PM Attal ahead of EU elections

The far-right National Rally party currently tops the French polls, raising concerns of a rightward lurch across the European Union.

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00:00 French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal campaigned on Tuesday in support of the ruling Renaissance

00:05 Party`s candidate for the European Union elections.

00:09 Attal came to support Valérie Hayet at a rally in Boulogne.

00:12 During a speech, he warned of the threats Europe faces and stressed the importance of

00:17 the vote.

00:18 Yes, Europe is mortal, because the economic competition is raging between the United States

00:23 and China, and Europe could be distanced if it doesn`t take its destiny in hand.

00:28 Yes, Europe is mortal, because war strikes at our doors, because bombs rain in Ukraine,

00:33 on democracy, on our values, and we know very well that if Russia wins, it won`t stay there.

00:40 Yes, Europe is mortal, because it knows now that it can`t count on the United States to

00:46 defend it and that it needs to protect itself.

00:50 Valérie Hayet, a French MEP, dedicated her speech to the defense of women`s rights.

00:58 Emmanuel Macron, a strong advocate of a strong and united Europe, called for a wake-up call

01:26 of voters to the rise of the far right.

01:28 National rally candidate Jordan Bardella is a favorite in the polls with over 30 percent

01:33 of voting intentions, while Macron`s Renaissance party has 16 percent.

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