The two contenders for the French presidency traded insults in a fiery head to head TV debate, in a key moment of a long and bitter campaign. Centrist Emmanuel Macron said his far-right rival Marine Le Pen's strategy "is to lie", while she called him a shameless "darling of the system". Le Pen called her 39-year-old rival "the candidate of savage globalisation", happy to sell off France's assets and relinquish control of the country. Ms Le Pen asked him why he could not have done these things while economy minister. She said she would protect state assets and French jobs by adopting protectionist trade measures.

Source: The Star May 04, 2017 02:48 UTC