Five days before the first round, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is holding the last major meeting of his presidential campaign on Tuesday, multiplying in eleven other cities thanks to holograms to try to interfere in the increasingly tight duel announced between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Third in the polls, the rebellious candidate ends at the Grand Palais in Lille his marathon of weekly meetings started in January, which each time brought together thousands of people.
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This time, he intends to reach even more voters by deploying, as in 2017, his “holograms” in eleven cities. Thus, while he speaks in flesh and blood in the northern capital, his image will be projected in three dimensions on stages in Le Havre, Vannes, Poitiers, Pau, Narbonne, Albertville, Montluçon, Besançon, Metz, Trappes and Nice . “We have targeted a territorial network, there will be Jean-Luc Mélenchon or one of his holograms less than 250 kilometers from each Frenchman”welcomes the deputy Bastien Lachaud, organizer of the meetings. “It’s a technological feat that requires weeks of preparation”he adds, promising even better quality holograms than in 2017.
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For the Insoumis, the objective is to drive the point home and establish itself as the only campaign on the left capable of qualifying its candidate in the second round, through its methodical organization, its program and the talents of its candidate who seeks to embody the “useful vote” to secure a place in the next round. This meeting comes as Jean-Luc Mélenchon consolidates his third place in the polls, the Ifop-Fiducial institute placing him at 15.5% on Monday after having gained 1.5 points in one week. But it is still outdistanced by the RN Marine Le Pen which remains on its upward momentum of recent weeks. It climbs to 22% and narrows the gap with Emmanuel Macron who gives ground to 27.5%.
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