France repeats the political process to curb the extreme right

PARIS – It can be described as a divine surprise. Or a deep sigh of relief. After days of uncertainty, who saw The far right is gaining groundThe results of the first round showed that French voters still cling to values Republicans that characterize this community. By voting advantageously, as so many other times – and as will undoubtedly happen in the ballot – voters have given France the opportunity to continue being one of the great nations in the world.

“Not a single vote should go to Marine Le Pen! Not a single vote should go to Marine Le Pen! Not a single vote should go to Marine Le Pen!“…With his legendary craft as a podium, he was still disappointed by the 21.1% who put him in third place and left him out of the second round, the far left leader. Jean-Luc MelenchonTonight I joined the message of all those Republican candidates from the right and the left who, as has happened historically in France, are calling on their constituents to prevent the Elysee from reaching the far right. This was the case of socialist Anne Hidalgo, Yannick Gadot Green, conservative Valerie Pecres, communist Fabian Russell, and Trotskyist Philip Bhutto.

If this mantra is followed in the letter on April 24th, Emmanuel Macron will achieve a comfortable victory, similar to what he achieved in 2017, when he won 66% of the vote against Marine Le Pen, and will become the first president to be re-elected in 20 years.

But Emmanuel Macron is well aware of the dangers that lie ahead in these 15 days in which he faces a new campaign. in the first place, All those who both right and left consider it “anything, except Macron”. To that segment of the community, the President said today in his address that he will make all necessary efforts to convince them of the value of his proposals. As for his strategy against Marine Le Pen, the current occupier of the Elysee gave the first clue: demonization.

I want a humane France, based on respect, tolerance and peaceful coexistence. France is generous and open. France where everyone has their place and is considered equal. Above all, I do not want France to be the internationalist of populists and xenophobia. This is not us“, careful.

Both Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron will have hard work to do during these 15 days. The far-right candidate will have to convince far-nationalist voters Eric Zemmour to vote for her, while avoiding an outright affiliation with his xenophobic and racist ideas.. In that quicksand, the candidate received his first poisoned gift today when an anti-Muslim campaigner called on his voters to convey their preferences to him on April 24, despite the violent attacks he launched against him during the campaign. After working for years to normalize his and his party’s image in public opinion, or rather “detoxify” it, The assertion of belonging to an unrepresentable world of xenophobia and racism, would have much more weight than the low influx of votes (7%) that Zemmour voters would provide.

Macron will have to convince the French “Nothing was played up front,” and that the worst mistake was not voting on April 24 thinking he had already won. But, above all, the presidential candidate will have to restore the leader of the National Assembly her position as a true representative of the far right.

In any case, in light of the results of this first round, the 58 million French registered in the electoral roll seemed very clear last night: again, as in 2002 and 2017 – that is, every time xenophobia reached the gates of power – in April 24 they will choose between two completely opposing visions of society, of the country and, above all, the world.