Last day in the Antilles this Monday for Anne Hidalgo, with a stopover in Fort-de-France, in Martinique, after Guadeloupe, but on the spot, many first recognized in her the mayor of Paris more than the presidential candidate .
In the streets, his visit, surrounded by journalists, does not go unnoticed. “She’s the mayor of Paris, what is she doing here?” asks a lady. Another rushes to take a selfie with the PS candidate. But when asked if she knows who this lady in the green dress is, she replies: “She is an important woman, I was told she was a fighter like me. She’s a minister, right? »
It is specified to her that she is a candidate for the presidency of the Republic. The lady is enthusiastic: “so I did well to take a photo. I hope she will be president, she looks nice, and in addition a woman, it would be good for the country”.
“The presidential, not a carnival, but not far”
To a carnival costume merchant, who invites her to participate in the next festivities planned for the beginning of March, Anne Hidalgo replies: “I am preparing for the presidential election, it’s not a carnival but not far”.
Struggling in the polls but strong in the local anchoring of the Socialist Party, Anne Hidalgo had 790 signatures from elected officials on Thursday.
The candidate, who took the opportunity to buy colombo and two little Madras fabric dresses for her granddaughters, takes selfies.
Béatrice, a tourist from Maine-et-Loire on vacation, asks him for a photo and wishes him “good luck”.
“Of course”, she recognized the mayor of Paris, but she admits it: she does not know “not at all” for whom she is going to vote. “We are not yet interested” in the presidential election, she said.
A little further on, a surly Guadeloupean calls out to the candidate: “Don’t come here to talk,” she told her. “No, I come to act”, replies Anne Hidalgo, “we women, we act”.
“Here in Martinique, there is a lot of poverty and unemployed young people”, recognizes Anne Hidalgo in front of the press, believing that the Republic had “forgotten real equality” for the Overseas Territories. “When I see the situation that our compatriots are going through, it leads me not to let go of anything”, assures the candidate, who will therefore be back this Tuesday in mainland France.