PARIS: French interior minister Gerald Darmanin staged his first rally on Sunday with an appeal to working-class voters in what political opponents sa...
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin delivers a speech during an"afternoon of discussion" on"the expectations of the working classes" at the Botanical Garden in Tourcoing, northern France, on August 27, 2023. AFPPIX: French interior minister Gerald Darmanin staged his first rally on Sunday with an appeal to working-class voters in what political opponents saw as the start of the race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron.
Darmanin, a tough-talking former conservative who has been charged with maintaining order in a country regularly beset by protests, is making it increasingly clear he is eyeing the next presidential election. Darmanin, the son of a former cleaner of Algerian descent, wants to appeal to working-class voters, who he says feel despised and could bring far-right leader Marine Le Pen to power in 2027 if the government fails to hear their concerns.
However, far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said on X, formerly known as Twitter: “In Tourcoing, the post-Macron era has started.”
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