A segment of the National Front youth gathered last night at the office. In the presence of Lydia Schenardi, departmental secretary of the FN, Lionel Tivoli, head of the 3rd district, announced the upcoming events and reinvigorated the young attendees.
Michel Cotta, head of the urban community of Nice FN, was the first to speak: “the FNJ is autonomous from the FN and it fights to advance its own.” Lydia Schenardi then spoke, reminding that everyone pays a tax or fee: “we are thus already involved in politics, so we must be interested in deciding how our money will be used.” Another topic addressed by Lydia Schenardi was the crisis: “it is only the result of political choices. People were lulled by the daily comfort during the 30 glorious years. They didn’t see it coming. We must become actors.” She talked about the loss of social rights and thus the need to take “political arms to act around us.” A concluding phrase: “your future is in your hands.”
“23% of young people for Marine”
Focus on the youth with Stephanie Koca, the youngest regional councilor in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. She emphasized the importance of youth involvement at the local level because: “everything starts here.” She cited figures: “23% of young people support Marine Le Pen and our opponents call us inexperienced.” Stephanie Koca added: “We need to strengthen ties as we are doing today; without ties, there is no politics.”
Raising Awareness of the Program
Lionel Tivoli revisited the same theme: “young people disengage from political life out of disgust. It’s a shame because they don’t know what’s in store for them.” He explained that activism is not just about distributing flyers but also about raising awareness of the FN program because: “you can’t count on the media or our adversaries who will twist it and spread slander.” Lionel Tivoli humorously remarked: “our ideas are deemed nauseating because they come out of our mouths, but when they are taken up by others, they are called brilliant and are not implemented afterward.”
“Victimization of Immigrants”
The young FN ambassador then referred to recent news from Marseille: the young people occupying a parking lot, scaring away managers, and extorting drivers. He thus described the state as inactive in such situations as well as the “ineffectiveness of the CCTV that we pay for.” “Violence is always justified, it’s the government’s fault. Because the population from immigration has been victimized, which has led to hatred. Society reaps what it sows. We can’t blame them, we give them everything, it’s normal for them to take advantage,” he declared. He condemned unequal treatment regarding religions: “when places of worship are vandalized, only Jewish or Muslim ones are talked about, rarely Christian ones, although they are more numerous.” He read a statement from Jean-François Coppé protesting the refusal to create schools where the Arabic language can be learned. While “they refuse us the creation of bilingual French/Niçois schools, they push the Arabic language.”
He revisited Martine Aubry’s intervention in the region this week: “what does she want if, as she declared, she wants neither the austerity of the right nor that of the left.” He also returned to social assistance: “the message given to the French becomes: work less to earn more.”
The Evolution of the Movement
Lionel Tivoli announced the launch of a new FNJ website with an idea box that will be incorporated into Marine Le Pen’s program. Similarly, a new poster is in preparation “but we will still go out to put up posters shortly,” he declared. “You will be able to take oratorical training if you wish to get more involved.” Lionel finally reminded the purpose of the evening: “to strengthen ties, bring cohesion, and announce the continuation of the movement.”
