“We voted Mélenchon, it’s him we want…
In Marseille, Jean-Luc Mélenchon does not represent himself but the NUPES intends to transform the test. After the very good scores of the leader of the Insoumis in the presidential election, the united left is well placed to win in several constituencies. Especially in the northern districts.
Legislative: will Marseille send several NUPES deputies to the National Assembly? Report by Lionel Maillet for Sud Radio.
Legislative in Marseille: “We voted Mélenchon, it’s him we want!”
Shirt and sunglasses, Sébastien Delogu campaigned on leaving a primary school in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille. At 35, this taxi driver carries the hopes of NUPES in this 7th constituency, held by the presidential majority. But some residents are still undecided. “Every year, we release the same song. We are promised things, but in the end nothing is done, we have to fight all the time!“, explains one of them, disillusioned.
Unemployment, crime, unsanitary housing: Jean-Luc Mélenchon won more than 50% of the presidential vote here. “We voted Mélenchon, we want him! assures a Marseillais. “Macron refused to be Prime Minister, now we have to push him to be!“, answers Sébastien Delogu. “It means send candidates as many as possible NUPES to the National Assembly. There is an emergency that is not taken into consideration by the State, an entire empire!“, denounces the candidate.
“Many people are not aware that there are legislative elections”
To win, it will also be necessary to mobilize in a sector which had broken a record in the last legislative elections with 72% abstention. “Many people are not aware at all that there are legislative elections, emphasizes Sébastien Delogu. Macron was smart: he took a month to appoint a Prime Minister and during that time, we didn’t talk about the campaign…“
“We know that the election is not the same, sometimes a third of the population does not return to vote. We keep on campaigning like we’re starting from scratch“, explains Sébastien Delogu. 14 candidates are in the running in this 7th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône, the incumbent of which is the deputy of the Republic in March Saïd Ahamada.
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