Leading the first round of early legislative elections, the far right and its allies are on the verge of power in France. An unprecedented political situation, which is worrying in Luxembourg and more broadly in the Greater Region. A keen observer of French political life, Alex Bodry, former LSAP minister, relayed to The essential an open letter amicably calling on “our French neighbours” not to place the RN in charge.
“This perspective is worrying, first and foremost in the border regions. The ideology of the extreme right is incompatible with the project of European construction, the principle of the movement of people and the concept of the rule of law,” the text states.
Among the risks mentioned, “negative changes, on both sides of the borders” and cross-border workers “first victims of a nationalist policy”. “National preference, withdrawal into oneself and permanent control will heavily impact exchange and living together in the Greater Region”, fear the signatories, who defend “a front of all democrats” against the RN. Voters are thus called upon to vote for the best-placed Republican candidate.
Several activists and former socialist and social-democrat officials from the Greater Region have signed this text. In addition to Mr Bodry, in his capacity as president of the Saar-Lor-Lux International, the former Minister-President of Saarland Reinhard Klimmt and the former LSAP MP Cécile Hemmen are also among the signatories.
Interviewed by L’essentiel in the middle of the election campaign in France, Prime Minister Lux Frieden spoke out “against all extremes, right and left (…) Extreme parties very often want the destruction of Europe, the one that has given us peace, stability and prosperity. I hope that citizens realize that these political parties are doing the exact opposite,” he declared.
