The eagerly awaited debate on TV "LCI" and Radio "RTL" in the Regional Elections between Marine Le Pen, the leader of the extreme right "National Front" (FN) party and Xavier Bertrand, a former Minister and member of Sarkozy's right wing "The Republican" party, was a complete "flop" !
To say it was a "flop" is being kind. It was a disaster ! It was a classic example of how one can let a debate get out of hand and then doing nothing to control it !
All the key requirements were present for a superb debate : two well known Politicians who this time were also opponents for the same seat, with an experienced Journalist (Marc-Olivier Fogiel) to control the debate, plus the added fear created by the steady rise of support the FN party has obtained in recent élections !
What went wrong ? Everything...
1) From the start, when one Candidate spoke, the other interrupted continuously ! Bertrand particularly never seemed to stop talking !
2) In the end both candidates were talking at the same time !
3) When a new issue was raised by either Candidate, it was immediately attacked by the other.
4) The attempts by Fogiel to control the Candidates were absent or of no effect.
5) Spectators or Listeners trying to follow the "debate" were, in the end, totally confused and frustrated !
6) One had the impression there was no "time control" of how long either candidate spoke.
A total waste of Prime Time, particularly as there will be be no other such debate this week before the last round of voting this coming Sunday !
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