Macron Team Denies Reported Plan to Walk Out of French TV Debate

(Bloomberg) -- Emmanuel Macron's campaign team denied a report by BFM television that he plans to walk out of Wednesday's TV debate with presidential rival Marine Le Pen.

BFM's story was based on a conversation that was misunderstood and reported, a Macron campaign official said.

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