Jacques Serais, edited by Thibault Nadal 06:11, June 08, 2022

The confrontation between the camp of Emmanuel Macron and that of Jean-Luc Mélenchon redoubles in intensity four days before the first round of the legislative elections, against the backdrop of several controversies, in particular around the police, after the images of the Stadium of France and the case of the shootings following a refusal to comply.

The case of fatal police shootings after a refusal to comply took a political turn with the intervention of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

The candidate for the post of Prime Minister went to the plate accusing the police of killing.

But if the leader of rebellious France makes it an angle of attack as the legislative elections approach, the macronie also seizes it.

A majority strategist explains it half-word: this affair is almost a godsend for Emmanuel Macron.

"He in power is Stalin"

After the disastrous images of the surroundings of the Stade de France eleven days ago, the Head of State wants to take the opportunity to appear on the side of order and the police.

He thus hopes that the posture of the leader of rebellious France vis-à-vis the police can prove to be a foil for hesitant socialist voters.

"There with these remarks, Jean-Luc Mélenchon helps us a lot", slips an adviser.

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In the president's entourage, the watchword now, for these last days of the campaign, is to demonize Jean-Luc Mélenchon as much as possible.

"He in power is Stalin," says an En Marche executive.

A strategy already used with Marine Le Pen

This strategy is reminiscent of that used with Marine Le Pen during the inter-round presidential election.

The ministers had the green light from the Palace to go to the front in the media.

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The macronie in fact hopes that this sequence will revive a vote used in favor of the presidential majority.

A sign that Emmanuel Macron has grasped this issue well: he will go tomorrow to the Tarn to talk about security in a city – Gaillac – which had placed Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the lead in the first round of the presidential election.