French President Emmanuel Macron. File photoPARIS, Apr 20 French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has criticized the proposal of his electoral rival Marine Le Pen to leave the European energy market if she is elected president of the republic. «Reform of the European market does not happen in a month. Your proposal to leave the European energy market is a huge mistake,» Macron said during a televised debate with Le Pen. Pen opposed the embargo on oil and gas from Russia Earlier, French presidential candidate from the far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, said that France should leave the European energy market. According to her, it is the European market that sets the price for energy, and France should be able to determine its cost on its own. The first round of presidential elections in France was held on April 10. According to the final data of the French Ministry of the Interior, the current president of the country Emmanuel Macron won 27.84% of the vote, Marine Le Pen — 23.15%. The second round will take place on 24 April.
