As election looms, callers tell Macron on radio show to focus more on France

FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron waits for Finland's President Sauli Niinisto at the Elysee Palace, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Paris, France March 21, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Voters told French President Emmanuel Macron to focus more on the needs of his country in a call-in radio show on Tuesday amid criticism that his last-minute election campaign has been too dominated by the conflict in Ukraine.

Macron, who has spared no effort to mediate between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, entered the presidential election race just a month before the first round and has kept the number of campaign events to a minimum.