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Emmanuel Macron is holding his very first campaign meeting this Saturday in the city he loves so much, Marseille.
The outgoing president is trying to bring the Republican front into play in the face of the threat embodied by Marine Le Pen.
Its objective this Saturday will be to seek out the abstainers and the voters of Mélenchon in the first round.
Several calls for a rally have been made today to say no to the far right.
The scale of the mobilization will have to be scrutinized closely.
Florian Philippot decided to do the opposite, by organizing a demonstration against Emmanuel Macron.
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Philippot organizes his "MAM"
The former adviser to Marine Le Pen, who demonstrates every Saturday against the management of covid, has indeed decided to support Marine Le Pen in this second round of the presidential election.
So he intends to gather his troops this Saturday afternoon for the "Anti-Macron Demonstration".
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Rallies against the far right
Several calls have been made in the country to demonstrate against the danger of the far right and the candidacy of Marine Le Pen.
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Macron in Marseilles
This meeting in the second city of France, it is an understatement to say that Emmanuel Macron was keen on it.
Many times programmed and then postponed, it finally comes in the middle of the between-two-rounds, like a high point.
“The images will be magnificent,” revels a local Walker.
On the lawns of the Palais du Pharo, the 3,000 to 4,000 people expected this Saturday, April 16 will have a breathtaking view of the sea and the Old Port of Marseille.
More information in our article.
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Hello and welcome to the Parisian website.
You are going to follow with us a new day of campaigning, eight short days before the second round of the presidential election.