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The presidential candidate is visiting the Menton border post this Friday. Figure of aid to migrants, Cédric Herrou participates in a peaceful march “against fascism” and denounces this “surrealist” displacement in a place where associations and lawyers are persona non grata.
It has become a must. When a politician in the countryside travels to the Alpes-Maritimes, he visits the Saint-Louis post in Menton. It is here that the border police (PAF) controls entry into France from Italy. It is here that hundreds of migrants are trying to cross a border closed since 2015. After François Fillon in 2017 and Valérie Pécresse this summer, Eric Zemmour will visit these premises this Friday. A border post where lawyers and associations are persona non grata.
On the sidelines of the displacement, a peaceful march “for brotherhood” and “against fascism” is organized. Cédric Herrou, a farmer known for his help with migrants, will demonstrate, “not against Zemmour, but to support the youth against Zemmour”. He returns to the symbolism of such a trip.
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