A week before the first round of the presidential election, the candidate of the radical left was at a meeting in Toulouse this Sunday. He worried about the future of the country in the event of a Macron-Le Pen second round, while continuing to believe in his chances of qualification.
The singers Mouss & Hakim sing the song Motivatedtheir famous cover of Song of the partisans. With their group, Les Motivés, the two brothers had begun to warm up the 25,000 activists, chilled by the cold, on Place du Capitole, in Toulouse.
Staying motivated even in the face of discouraging polls is precisely what the supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon are trying to do. ” It’s complicated, but there are seven days left. I want to believe it, entrusts Thierry to the microphone of our special correspondent in Toulouse, Aurelien Devernoix. In any case, we, as Insoumis, we do our best to make it happen. And if we win, it will be even more “.
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In third position around 15%, Jean-Luc Mélenchon has been hammering for several weeks the argument of ” effective voting to qualify the left in the second round. He persevered on Sunday, on a stage placed just in front of the town hall. ” Whatever you think of the People’s Union or me, or these stupid conversations about my character, the country is in a state of emergency “.
Trust in “intelligence”
But at the podium and almost for the first time, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is considering defeat. ” There are generations of my young comrades who now have compasses for the future whatever happens. The danger is however immense according to the candidate. ” There is the danger of a great eclipse of debate if you find in the second round Mrs. Le Pen or even Mr. Zemmour opposite Mr. Macron. »
While the Macronists play in his eyes on the “panic” of the French at the idea of a victory for Marine Le Pen, the Insoumis, he assured to trust “ intelligence “. To the most undecided, he proposed a ” compromise with the common Future. What’s in it that keeps you from living ? »
Yesterday at Mr. Macron’s meeting, things started with a bit of pyrotechnics. Then it was a canard festival.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon castigates the lies of Emmanuel Macron
To strengthen the mobilization of the vote “ effective “, Jean-Luc Mélenchon mocked those ahead of him, in particular Emmanuel Macron, who held his only and big meeting on Saturday at the Arena de La Défense. Triggering waves of disapproval in the crowd, the rebellious candidate spoke for several minutes of the record employment by the outgoing president, according to the Senate, of consulting firms. And in particular McKinsey, suspected of tax evasion.
Above all, there is no resignation, defends the Mélenchon camp, which estimates that 30 to 40% of voters have not yet made their choice. This is also the case of Romain, who came to form an opinion. He will choose his candidate rather ” midweek, next weekend “. ” But I quite liked the themes he tackled, especially on the environment and the question of water. “, he says.
Hope therefore remains in the teams of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, even if during the last presidential election, the polls one week before the ballot had announced the final result almost exactly.
(And with AFP)
