REPORTAGE – In the 7th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis, Sabrina Ali Benali, LFI candidate for the Popular Front, faces Alexis Corbière, historic rebel, angry with Mélenchon. On Sunday, she received the support of the two Parisian intellectuals.
«It’s called the socialist quarter of an hour», puts Lucas, 29 years old, pink hair, pink jogging pants, into perspective while drinking his green tea in the heavy heat. And if on the terrace of Mojito’s bar, this delay is close to half an hour, it is because in this lively street in Montreuil, we are watching for rebels. Beautiful, radical linen. Sabrina Ali Benali, the Popular Front candidate of 7e constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis invested by France Insoumise (LFI) in place of Alexis Corbière, former close friend of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and, who came on non-commissioned service – they offered themselves – the writer Édouard Louis and the philosopher Geoffroy de Lagasnerie. Luminaries of the Parisian intelligentsia, more accustomed to the pages of New York Times than at campaign meetings. Through this “tractor wandering”, those fed by Foucault and Deleuze get their hands dirty to support the left.
When the rally was announced, Internet users pointed out that in this territory where LFI made 35% in the European…
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