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Johanna Rozenblum (clinical psychologist)
With legislative elections decided urgently, and in July, many French people have to use a proxy to give their vote. But in this period of conflict, can we really trust those around us for this task? Doctissimo asked the question.
A dissolution and legislative elections (with high stakes) 3 weeks later are enough to shake up a country. But if the French are asked to go to the polls en masse on June 30 and July 7, the summer period is not the most practical: with the departures of the Julytists and those who no longer want to abstain, the proxy promises to be the solution to voting. Do you still need to know who to ask? Because on the networks, testimonies are pouring in, trust does not reign that much because politics divides, especially today.
Ask your family, your neighbor…
First of all, according to reports, simply starting a conversation about vote choice is not that simple, even within a family. Many want to avoid that awkward moment when there is a discrepancy. This is also the case in the neighborhood, or with work colleagues, whose political opinions you may know, which can slow you down, even if the understanding is good. What a certain Gabriel relates in HuffPost, about his neighbors who could provide him this service, but who vote for the far right:
“JI trust my neighbors on many things, but I won’t be sure what they vote for. They have an interest in putting out another bulletin. And what do they owe me in return other than Republican righteousness?”
Rely on parties
Lacking options and confidence, it is also possible today to find a solution with a member of the coveted party. But then it means entrusting your report card to a complete stranger, which is also not easy to imagine for everyone when the choice is rather intimate.
Especially since we are in a time of distrust: the NGO “A Voté” recently launched the Plan Procu site, which presented itself as a voting Tinder, to connect voters with the same profile. A good idea until the daily Release demonstrates the platform’s links with the presidential party. The site is also suspected of hosting undercover RN voters.
Good in his body, good in his head!
Trusting a person whose democratic values you know
Questioned by Doctissimo, our psychologist Johanna Rozenblum is not so pessimistic about this notion of trust placed in a bulletin.
“In the end, it’s not even really about trust as we can understand in psychology. But about a civic act. What we give is not all our trust, it’s a voting instruction to a person who will respect your decision and carry our voice as citizens, there are still some around each of us, fortunately!”
But for the choice, she gives us a little tip: “L“The person you trust is the one whose respect for democracy you know, and who generally does not substitute our decision or who does not try to convince us at all costs on the political level.”
Many have also found: this Friday, June 21, the number of proxies requested has just reached one million, or 6 times more than in 2022.
Find information on the power of attorney on the site public service.