The president of the National Rally (RN) Jordan Bardella called on Saturday "
patriots
" to "
not disperse their voices
" in Vaucluse, a stronghold of the far right, where supporters of Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour lead a fratricidal confrontation.
A week before the first round of the legislative elections, Jordan Bardella chose to mobilize his troops by holding a public meeting in Cavaillon, in a very symbolic constituency of the confrontation in this department of south-eastern France the enemy brothers of the extreme right.
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"
Two lands of resistance to macronie
", explained Mr. Bardella, referring to a "
third round of the presidential election and the last opportunity for the French people to limit the powers
" of the re-elected president.
In the 2nd district of Vaucluse, that of Cavaillon, Reconquest!
has chosen to line up against the regional councilor RN, Bénédicte Auzanot, the very media president of young people with Eric Zemmour, Stanislas Rigault, who will have as a luxury substitute Marion Maréchal, the niece of Marine Le Pen.
The former RN deputy for Vaucluse between 2012 and 2017 gave up taking on the leading role because of her pregnancy.
“
I have a lot of respect for Stanislas Rigault but Reconquest!
made the choice to send Parisian candidates where we have had elected officials for a long time who are legitimate representatives of the national camp
”, explained to the press the interim president of the RN.
"
With 7.07% of the votes in the presidential election (Eric Zemmour's score), the possibility of qualifying for the second round of legislative elections is almost non-existent
," explained Mr. Bardella, calling on voters tempted by a Reconquest vote!
to "
not disperse their voice
", "
to vote useful
" and "
to support the best-placed patriotic candidate
".
“
The French have decided between us in the presidential election
” and “
people can see that the dynamic is on our side
”, explained the far-right leader who says he has the hope of coming out on top in the first round.
"
It's an ambitious but achievable goal, if we are to believe the latest polls which place us only three points behind the presidential majority and the union of the radical left
".
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In the Vaucluse, Marine Le Pen won 52% of the presidential vote and came first in four out of five constituencies.
"
So, why not the Grand Slam five RN deputies, it's possible
," he said, before explaining that his party's ambition was to have "
a powerful group
" in the Assembly ( 15 deputies at least against six in the outgoing assembly).