In the northern suburbs of Paris, a few days before the second round of the legislative elections, young employees are still in shock from the results of these elections with the score of the National Rally (RN). In the city of Le Bourget, as in many suburbs of the Paris region, the New Popular Front came out on top, despite a high abstention rate (40.49%).
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From our special correspondent in the Paris region, Sylvie Koffi
Kaly, a customer service representative from Le Bourget, wants to express herself. On her computer, she can’t take her eyes off the results of these last elections: ” I also looked at the map of France with the votes, that’s really what blew me away, because it allows you to visualize, she explains. I don’t know if I can say this, but when I think that one in two French people voted RN, when I look around me, I think that there is bound to be one of them who looks at me askance. »
This young employee is worried. I think that with my face, you can see that I am of foreign origin. I am comfortable in my own skin, but given the scores, it does not make you feel very comfortable.she says. Even though I’m not at risk because I’m French, my husband is not of the same origin as me. So, if we have to leave France, where do we go? It’s very complicated. »
” I’m ready to go »
Kaly is even considering leaving France, and she is not the only one: ” I feel partially affected, because of my origins, my religion. Today, we know that there is real discrimination, Islamophobia. And this withdrawal into oneself weighs in the current social climate. Even in the business climate, we feel ittestifies a man from Mali. I am ready to go. A few years ago, perhaps I would not have had such a clear speech. But now, if clearly, they do not want me, I will manage. »
This Sunday, July 7, they will all go to vote for to block the National Rally.
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