
The Alliance of Numbers 10 of Popular Neighborhoods was launched on Sunday in Saint-Denis in the presence of Mayor Bally Bagayoko and LFI elected officials, with the aim of fighting against the far right by combating abstention in view of the presidential election, according to statements from activists and elected officials present in the forecourt of the RER station.
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The initiative comes against a backdrop of the rise of the far right in France and concern about electoral abstention, particularly in working-class neighborhoods where distrust of politics is strong.
An âAlliance of Numbers 10 from Popular Neighborhoodsâ was launched on Sunday in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) in the presence of Mayor Bally Bagayoko and other LFI elected officials, with the stated ambition of fighting against the far right by combating abstention in view of the presidential election. On the RER station square, while a large majority of passers-by continue on their way without paying attention to the gathering of around 300 activists according to an AFP journalist, Abassi-Keysi Seck, a 22-year-old cook, says he is already convinced.
âIf we don't care about politics, politics cares about us,â argues activist Insoumis, who lives in a working-class neighborhood in Yvelines. The initiators of this âallianceâ chose the number 10 in reference to the football playmaker, capable of driving a collective dynamic and rallying around him. For Carlos Martens Billongo, LFI deputy for Val-d'Oise, we must âunderstand whyâ there is âdisenchantmentâ: âbecause people are disappointed with politicsâ.
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SĂ©bastien Delogu calls on the âbig brothersâ of the neighborhoods to âwake upâ
Participation will be decisive according to him: âif we win five (...) ten participation points, we (LFI) win the election and we beat the extreme right,â he declared to journalists. Before being the first speaker on the platform, Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis, indicated that he wanted to âobtain real equalityâ for residents of working-class neighborhoods and âattack in a fairly unwavering manner the issue of racismâ, of which he himself has been the target since his election.
âThe Alliance of Numbers 10 of Popular Neighborhoodsâ has planned rallies in several large cities such as Marseille, Strasbourg and Toulouse. Continuing the sporting metaphor, RĂ©gine Kimokoli, LFI elected to the Rennes municipal council, affirms that âthe match will not be played without usâ, the inhabitants of the regions.
AI outlook â possibilities, not facts
The Alliance of Numbers 10 will organize rallies in several major French cities such as Marseille, Strasbourg and Toulouse in the coming weeks.
Very likely · Within weeks
The initiative will attempt to influence voter turnout during the French presidential election.
Likely · Within months

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