‘Macron places himself as only credible alternative’ in speech
                        
                                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    Reporting from central Paris where President Macron gave a lengthy speech explaining his decision to call for early elections, FRANCE 24’s James Andre said Macron sees “both the extreme left, and extreme right are anti-democratic forces of dissent”, and “places himself as only credible alternative” in the upcoming elections.                                
                            
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
    
    
        
            
            
        
        
    
                        
                            Reporting from central Paris where President Macron gave a lengthy speech explaining his decision to call for early elections, FRANCE 24’s James Andre said Macron sees “both the extreme left, and extreme right are anti-democratic forces of dissent”, and “places himself as only credible alternative” in the upcoming elections.