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In this town of 28,000 inhabitants in the 12th district of Seine-Saint-Denis, a duel is emerging between the mayor, Xavier Lemoine, classified as various right-wing but accused of confining himself to the extreme, and the outgoing LFI deputy Jérôme Legavre, candidate of the New Popular Front.
In the Cité des Bosquets, the large dilapidated ten-story bars, symbols of this “French ghetto” of Montfermeil, in Seine-Saint-Denis, have given way over the years to renovated apartments. Led by a right-wing mayor with an extreme reputation, the city is the scene of a political confrontation for these legislative elections. On the sidewalk, Nadia, 30, with a black veil on her head, will vote left. “It’s already a bit complicated, so if the extreme right passes, it will be even harder.”
This Thursday, June 20, around a hundred activists gathered in front of the town hall of Montfermeil to “block the far right” and support Jérôme Legavre, outgoing LFI deputy and New Popular Front candidate for the 12th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis. “Here, we know what the RN is, even if it is not officially present,” tackle in public Angélique Planet-Ledieu (PCF). The opposition municipal councilor implicitly targets the city councilor, the indestructible Xavier Lemoine, the most serious opponent against Jérôme Legavre. Passed by the UMP, the LR and the Party
