PMore than a slogan, it is a profession of faith. The famous ” We are at home ! » systematically launched in Marine Le Pen’s meetings for almost fifteen years is a summary, in four words, of a vote and its motivations. He carries within him the fear of seeing his country and its traditions ” disappear “, to see each other “overwhelm” par « l’immigration massive ». But, with 32% of voting intentions in favour of the National Rally (RN) candidates for the first round of the legislative elections on June 30, this “cultural insecurity” Is it still as central to the Le Pen electorate?
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For several years, the feeling of “no longer being at home in France” is the majority in the country. Thus, the annual study “French Fractures” carried out by Ipsos-Sopra Steria for The world has been measuring this question since 2013: the answer is always over 60%. With a peak, in October 2023, at 64%. In the same study, 66% of respondents also believe that there is “too many foreigners in France” and 58% think that “Foreigners don’t make enough effort to integrate”. Similarly, 82% of those surveyed think that France is in ” decline “.
All these indicators point in the same direction, that of a concern about being dispossessed of what one has always known, of seeing one’s country transformed so much that it might no longer exist. “These are anxieties fueled by the question of immigration. The shift to the rhetoric of overwhelm means that. We are no longer in accusation towards immigrants who would take jobs and social benefits, but in the fear of disappearing”notes Brice Teinturier, Deputy Managing Director of Ipsos.
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The National Front vote has often been presented as a vote of social protest, that of forgotten working classes. If this dimension is indeed present, particularly in the most isolated areas, far from the influence of urban centers, it does not alone explain the Lepenist scores. The vote for the nationalist party is polymorphous. Thus, the RN was able to create its own political offer, linking social concerns to the question of immigration. These have been the two stages of the frontist rocket for almost fifty years. Thus, during the legislative elections of 1978, the flame party adopted the slogan: “A million unemployed is a million too many immigrants.” The synthesis was made, the political line established. And she will never be abandoned.
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