Honest and dedicated, these are the terms that part of the Buffa uses today to describe Auguste Vérola. “He doesn’t vote for just any project,” “At least he thinks before making a decision.” These snippets of sentences, sometimes glorifying one person and sometimes humiliating another, reflect a part of Nice’s society. But another reality, which is always relegated to the background, has resurfaced: the one that allowed Jean-Marie Le Pen to advance to the second round of the 2002 presidential elections.
“Couldn’t care less” attitude, an evocative term when discussing political issues with the majority of the population. Especially when it involves disputes among actors of the local life within the same Party. Great joy for the opposition which takes pleasure in it. And a taste of bitterness for the accused Party’s supporters and those working to develop their city in the right direction. One thing is certain, such disputes, whether provoked by the right or the left, exemplify the rise of extremes in our country and the disgust for political life among many people.
Most citizens disillusioned by such practices no longer even bother going to the polls due to the lack of credibility of politicians. “Whether in our city, in our region, or on a national level, political life is only dirty tricks. The Vérola affair confirms my thoughts,” expresses Jean Félicianni, a resident of the canton from which Auguste Vérola comes.
So, gentlemen politicians, you will need to mobilize if you want the population to vote en masse in the upcoming elections.
