In a few days, the second round of the presidential election will see had. As in 2017, Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron will face each other. The two remaining candidates are increasing their appearances on the ground or in the media to try to convince an undecided electorate. The losers of the first round gave very precise instructions to the voters. Many, such as Valérie Pécresse or Anne Hidalgo have called for blocking the National Rally. Politicians are not the only ones speaking out in this final sprint to the Élysée. Several personalities of the scene sent this Friday a letter to the media. Nearly 500 artists, including Florence Foresti, or Guillaume Canet have revealed who they will vote for on April 24..
“Actors and actors in the world of culture, live performance, we have sometimes had differences, oppositions, deep disagreements with the power in place”, indicate the signatories. Some actors, including several from the Comédie-Française, acknowledged that the result of the first round of the presidential elections was disappointing. “For some of us, the outcome of this first round was not as expected”, but they indicate that for them, today there was “no hesitation, no doubt, no hesitation”. All call to vote in favor of Emmanuel Macron during the second round of the presidential elections.
Culture at the polls
For artists on the French scene, “nothing in Marine Le Pen’s program brings us closer to the history of France that is resistant, humanist, generous and open to the world”, they say. In their forum, they share their fears for the world of culture. “Tomorrow, we dare not imagine what would become of the culture within our country if it was her that the suffrage designated” and explain that they cannot conceive “at the head of France, a candidate whose program remains that of xenophobia and withdrawal, a candidate who has made an alliance with totalitarian and warmongering powers“.
Among the 500 signatories of the platform are also the names of Clara Luciani, Fabrice Luchini, Gérard Jugnot, Béatrice Dalle, Pierre Arditi, Catherine Hiegel or Thomas Dutronc.
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Helene Bardeau