Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior (here, in the middle of a game of bourle, the local pétanque), brought together a thousand people in Tourcoing on August 27 for a day of reflection devoted to the expectations of “popular France”. Frederic Petry / Hans Lucas via Reuters
DECRYPTION – Firmly anchored in the RN vote, this category of population is today contested by all camps.
Here she is on conquered ground. When Marine Le Pen strolls in the aisles of the big flea market of Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais) at the beginning of September, after a particularly discreet summer, the double finalist in the presidential election, champion of the fight for the purchasing power, feels like home. Here, in her stronghold of Hauts-de-France, with these French people who try to bring her to victory in each election. This sometimes modest electorate, also called “popular”, and which its competitors eye with more and more insistence.
This political return was proof of this: in the space of a few weeks, initiatives in this direction have multiplied. Again this weekend, at the Huma Festival, but also from the start of the school year. Gérald Darmanin, the first, opened the ball during a day of reflection, on August 27, devoted to the expectations of “popular France”.
Set the tone
To address her, the Minister of the Interior brought together a thousand people in his town of Tourcoing (North)…
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