Disadvantaged by the defection of current allies (FdG and Ecologists), who preferred to distance themselves to create a “watermelon” list (green rind and red flesh), and predicted to lose in the polls, Christophe Castaner, the head of the list for the socialists and other minor parties, sends out a message of unity: For him, governing means doing so with a sense of responsibility.
Activists and supporters who attended the Fête de la Rose were able to listen to and appreciate his speech.
However, facing Marion Maréchal Le Pen, who has chosen security as her main focus, and Christian Estrosi, who bases his actions on populism, his calm style may seem a bit outdated.
Unite, not oppose, is his slogan, and how can one not appreciate someone who doesn’t see an electoral competition as a battle? But, one cannot choose one’s opponents and even less impose the rules of the competition on them.
When Christian Estrosi pulls out a 007 act, suggesting a secret cell might be operating to favor the FN in regional elections in PACA, is a good laugh sufficient as an answer?
When Marion Le Pen warns of a Muslim invasion by citing a few hundred migrants at the Vintimille border as a biblical exodus, is presenting the real numbers the solution?
Logic and common sense say yes, in both cases.
Convincing voters remains, and that is the hardest part.
