For three years that he has the right to vote, Ali has never gone to the polls.
But this year, for the presidential election, he plans to make an exception.
“Things are starting to heat up with Éric Zemmour.
What he says is not worthy of a president, ”said the young man.
His city, Clichy-sous-Bois, recorded a score of nearly 40% abstention in the first round of the last presidential election, in 2017. It is located in Seine-Saint-Denis, a department traditionally among the champions of abstention in mainland France during election periods.
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Like many young people her age, Serene will not vote.
"To vote or not to vote, it won't change anything at all," said the student, in his twenties.
“We feel abandoned here, explains Ricardo, sitting at the bottom of a tower, a few meters further.
We don't see the help coming.
There are a lot of unemployed people in my neighborhood, while employment is essential”.
Like Ali, Ricardo, who abstained in 2017, intends to "exercise his duty as a citizen" and block Zemmour.
“I have the impression that young people feel more concerned this year”, judges the paramedic before launching: “Our elders are overwhelmed.
If today, we don't feel concerned, who will?
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