There will probably be a discreet wreath laying in front of a statue of Joan of Arc, despite everything.
Covid crisis requires, Marine Le Pen will not organize a demonstration, nor a grand raout, for the traditional May 1 lepéniste in honor of the virgin of Orléans.
According to our information, the president of the RN will hold a digital meeting, as was the case last year.
One way to get around the health restrictions and especially to kick off the departmental and regional campaigns (June 20 and 27).
And behind it, the presidential campaign.
Several speakers - probably all from the RN - should speak, before the member of Pas-de-Calais comes to close the event.
A speech that she wishes tinged with "social" - Labor Day taking place on the same day - and "patriot", in tribute to Joan of Arc.
"We are going to enter a deep social crisis," warns a close relative of Marine Le Pen, who wishes to be offensive towards the government on the subject.
Especially since the executive, "has not abandoned reforms such as that of health insurance", which will hit the RN.
A "last pit stop" before 2022
The month of May for Marine Le Pen should then, if sanitary conditions allow it, be dedicated to a tour of France to support its candidates, with if possible a trip to the 13 metropolitan regions. If he can hope to score well, the RN, unlike the situation in 2015, this time has very little chance of winning a region. And the party fears a low turnout, which had already handicapped it in the municipal elections. "We are on average 4-5 points lower than in 2015," notes a party executive.
Camp Le Pen did not hide it: it is a national campaign that will be carried out during these departmental and regional elections, a form of warm-up for the presidential election. A "last pit stop" before 2022, as it is customary to say to the RN. The patroness of the party, who is running for the third time in a row in the queen election, has planned to teach a particular theme, which can be found on the posters of many regional candidates: that of protection. “A central notion”, according to one of her relatives, and which could be the common thread of her campaign, from the day after the regional ones.