French President Emmanuel Macron will announce his candidacy on Thursday for re-election in the presidential elections in April, sources from his campaign team told AFP, confirming reports from various media.
At the forefront of the negotiations in the Ukraine war, the French head of state waited until the last moment to announce his candidacy for a second term, since the term ends on Friday.
With 38 days to go before the first round, Macron will officially become a candidate and could give a boost to the campaign, which has already been heavily affected by the conflict in Ukraine.
In a statement made on Wednesday, the French president acknowledged that the invasion launched by Russia has affected the "democratic life and the electoral campaign".
The war has also had an impact on the polls that seems to favor the outgoing president, as is often the case in times of crisis.
