Brigitte Bourguignon wants to counter “the fair of fantasies” of the RN – Liberation
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In the campaign in the 6th district where she is representing herself, the Minister of Health, ex-PS who went to LREM, plays the proximity card in the face of the threatening scores of the far right in the presidential election.
“Madam Minister, known locally as Brigitte”, announces his deputy, in a tone of fun. Here is Brigitte Bourguignon, Minister of Health, mounted on a chair to thank the activists for their work. This Saturday morning, she brought them together at her office, a week before the first round of the legislative elections, in Desvres, once known for its earthenware, today a quiet town of nearly 5,000 inhabitants located about twenty kilometers from Boulogne. -sur-Mer, inland. Brigitte Bourguignon is like that, accessible and straightforward, without the ministerial trappings of escorts and bodyguards. The 6th constituency of Pas-de-Calais, where she is representing herself, is vast and rural.
Here, the kilometers are swallowed up by the dozen to tow in the villages, which are voting more and more for the National Rally. “Marine Le Pen won 58% of the votes in the presidential constituency, four points more than in 2017”, worries the minister. She finds it difficult to understand this favor for the far right in this working campaign, where 75% of the population owns their house, she underlines. “There are no major reasons”, continues the minister. “People no longer tolerate the “seen at the…