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EDITORIAL. By brandishing this scarecrow as the ultimate argument, Emmanuel Macron risks appearing as the candidate for saving money.
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By Sebastien LeFol
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Emmanuel Macron had trumpeted it on the evening of his victory in front of the Louvre pyramid: his five-year term would dissuade the French from “voting for the extremes”. Five years later, the overall protest vote exceeds 50%. A remake of the 2017 script is looming. Same poster: Le Pen-Macron? Even non-choice?
To mobilize the electorate on the left, which threatens to abstain, a well-known scarecrow has been brought out of the closet: anti-lepenism. It’s the parental control of the “don’t vote this is bad” policy. It worked well in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s under Jean-Marie Le Pen. By 2017, his scare ability had diminished. This year, its effects are likely to take the lead in the wing.
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