Their candidate arrived at the worst place: the third while only two candidates are qualified for the second round of the presidential election. And yet Jean-Luc Mélenchon is one of the three candidates to exceed 20%. He comes first in several towns in Ardèche including Aubenas, a town run by an LR mayor.
I hoped that when we came to power, we would eradicate poverty. Claude, a La France Insoumise activist from Aubenas.
At 72, Claude is fighting against poverty. She comes to the aid of her grandson, Vincent, to the homeless. And it’s a huge disappointment for her this third place. Others explain that the program of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the future in common is a coherent, complete, budgeted program and that it would have changed the country.
But there was a lot of anger last night in Aubenas against the media. “We didn’t have the media with us,” said this activist. Anger also against the other left-wing parties and against this division that may have cost them second place.
And most activists refuse to vote Macron in the second round. “We have been asked to block the far right for years,” said this activist.
I will do as in 2017. In 15 days I will stay at home. An insubordinate France activist from Aubenas.
This other activist explains that she will file a Jean-Luc Mélenchon bulletin for the second round.
The defeat that does not pass but Vincent, a young militant is proud of the work accomplished and proud that his candidate comes first in Aubenas (26.65%). He is thinking about the future, in other words the legislative elections of June 12 and 19. With the scores garnered in the first round of the presidential election, it is certain to be able to elect deputies.
And even why not have enough deputies to cause cohabitation. “By dint of playing with fire comments this activist either we will unfortunately have Marine le Pen elected, or if we have Macron and well what he deserves is a good cohabitation. “