At La Réole, Raphaël Glucksmann gathers his support and prepares for the future – Libération

The social democratic MEP wants to create his own movement and produce a project by next June. He brings together his supporters all weekend in Gironde.

The various food trucks parked in front of the town hall of La Réole (Gironde) begin to let out appetizing smells of food. In front of the vehicles offering burgers, pizzas and pancakes, the queues get longer as lunch time approaches. Restaurateurs are not shying away from their pleasure: this Saturday, October 5 is going to be a good day. In addition to the bright sun which encourages people to eat outside, it is a special day for the small Gironde town of 4,400 inhabitants. Two different events are organized in the city at the start of the weekend: the API Phantasticus, a fantastic medieval festival, and the return of Place Publique, the movement of Raphaël Glucksmann. “Are you here for politics or for knights?”we hear here and there. Easy: those nostalgic for the era of fortified castles wear knightly or fairy outfits; the MEP’s supporters are dressed in a more conventional way.

A week after the meeting organized by Carole Delga in Bram (Aude) and two days after the launch of the movement of the mayor of Saint-Ouen Karim Bouamrane, it