Sarkozy’s declared vote is intended to win over conservative right – wing voters, but it will complicate Macron’s attack on convincing the French left, who voted overwhelmingly in the first round. Jean-Luc Mലlenchon finished thirdAlmost tied to the pen in.

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“I would vote for Emmanuel Macron because I think he has the experience he needs at a time when we are facing a deep international crisis, which is more complicated than ever,” Sarkozy said in a post on social media.

Macron is trying to convince working-class voters to vote for him in the second round more than the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. One of the main criticisms of Macron’s voters is the president’s proposal to raise the retirement age to 65. Le Pen, who made a harsh and far-right speech in the last election, suggests that the minimum age for retirement should be 62 years.

“He (Sarkozy) is a respected figure on the right, but not unanimously, he remains a bogeyman for the left,” a former Socialist minister who now supports Macron told Reuters.