17 March 2017, 19:56 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron said he preferred being called a populist rather than a demagogue if populism meant speaking to people in a comprehensible way.
“If to be a populist means speaking to people in a comprehensible way … then I want to be a populist … But it must not be confused with demagogy … So call me a populist if you want but do not call me a demagogue because I do not flatter people,” Macron told Le Journal du Dimanche on Saturday.
Recent polls showed that Macron was expected to defeat far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election.
The first round of the election is scheduled for April 23, while the run-off is expected to take place on May 7.
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