In this episode, Marylou Magal and Olivier Peru, from the political service of L’Express, analyze a shift in French politics: Jean-Luc Mélenchon and France Insoumise absent from the march against anti-Semitism, while Marine Le Pen and elected representatives of the National Rally can march there without any real problem…
The team: Charlotte Baris (presentation and writing), Léa Bertrand (editing) and Jules Krot (production).
Music and design: Emmanuel Herschon/Studio Torrent
Image credits: Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP
Logo: Anne-Laure Chapelain/Benjamin Chazal
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Charlotte Baris: Since the start of season 3 of La Loupe, we have offered you a new podcast: a current affairs figure, in which we decipher all the issues in just over five minutes, always with a journalist from the L’Express editorial team .
And today’s topic could have been one of those podcasts. I’ll give you the figure that caught our attention: 42%. This is the proportion of French people who trust Marine Le Pen to fight anti-Semitism. Almost one in two! This data comes from a survey by Ifop, a French polling institute.
In this study, which dates from October 16, a few days after the Hamas attacks against Israel, it is specified, however, that only 17% of respondents trust Jean Luc Mélenchon to fight against anti-Semitism.
The positions taken by La France Insoumise and the National Rally since October 7 have only confirmed a political trend that has already been underway for a long time. As the left party becomes radicalized, the former formation of Jean Marie Le Pen attempts to complete its demonization. A major reversal which could have consequences, even at the polls…
March against anti-Semitism: the RN and the demonstrations, forty years of tumult
March against anti-Semitism: welcomed smoothly, Marine Le Pen keeps a low profile
For Jean-Luc Mélenchon, anti-Semitism is a detail of history