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2024 Legislative Elections: “The closer the National Rally gets to power, the more it prepares its future betrayals,” says Léon Deffontaines, candidate for the New Popular Front
Legislative elections 2024: “The closer the National Rally gets to power, the more it prepares its future betrayals,” says Léon Deffontaines, candidate of the New Popular Front
(franceinfo)
A poll of 12,000 people puts the National Rally in the lead with more than 30% of the vote, closely followed by the New Popular Front. Léon Deffontaines, former head of the communist list in the European elections, was on the set of 19/20 info to talk about it.
The latest polls show the possibility of an absolute majority or a large relative majority for the National Rally. Would the French want to try the far right? “I don’t feel it on the pitch”assures Léon Deffontaines, candidate in the legislative elections in the third constituency of the Somme. The former head of the PCF list for the European elections explains that in his constituency “who voted massively for Jordan Bardella”, “there is anger, there is protest.” According to him, the New Popular Front is “the only force to change their daily lives, increase salaries, reverse the pension reform.” Taking as an example Jordan Bardella’s positions on pension reform, he asserts that “the closer the National Rally gets to power, the more it prepares its future betrayals.”
Asked about the choice of a candidate for Matignon, Léon Deffontaines underlines that the coalition has “first chose to move forward on the merits” before making a decision. “Between a liberal and a racist and xenophobic liberal, I choose the liberal”he also stated regarding a possible withdrawal if he comes in third place in the first round after an RN candidate and a candidate from the presidential majority.
