Strong anti-system temptations, mistrust of those in power and mistrust of globalization.
Post-“yellow vests” France presented a tormented face.
France affected by the Covid-19 epidemic is even more anxious.
One and a half years before the presidential election, the country has never been so tempted by a “protest” vote
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, according to the latest indicator of the electoral protest established by the Foundation for Political Innovation (Fondapol) and administered by the Opinionway institute, in partnership with
Le Figaro
.
Looking ahead to 2022, nearly eight out of ten registered voters (79%, + 2 points in one year) say they are considering abstention, blank votes or anti-system votes - Le Pen, Mélenchon, Dupont-Aignan or a candidate from the revolutionary left.
Already very strong during the first round of the 2017 presidential election (60.9% of those registered), this “electoral protest” reflects a
“democratic deconsolidation”,
analyzes Dominique Reynié, director
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