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France's far-right National Rally is forging ahead in the polls in the runup to European Parliament elections. In the department of La Creuse in central France, DW's Lisa Louis went on the campaign trail with a young socialist hoping to turn the tide     #France #NationalRally #EuropeanParliament #Elections #FarRight #Polls #Politics #LaCreuse #CampaignTrail #DWReporting #OIDW #DWVideos                 ~PR.152~ED.103~GR.124~HT.96~

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00:00Good morning. Something for the 9th of June.

00:0317-year-old Antoine Chavon wants to convince voters the socialists,

00:08currently predicted to come third, are the right choice in the upcoming European elections.

00:14But many here are likely to cast a different vote.

00:19Good morning. The European elections will happen on the 9th of June.

00:24Many people here have voted for the far-right national rally.

00:28How do you explain that?

00:31Maybe we should give it a go.

00:34Many people here will vote for the national rally, like myself, unless they're hypocrites.

00:38We don't have a choice.

00:39We don't.

00:41I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

00:44What mistakes of the past? Their front-runner Bardella hasn't harmed anyone.

00:47The far-right has.

00:49Is it normal that as a former builder I only get 39 euros of support per day?

00:54The far-right will cancel social welfare.

00:57That's not true. They just want to abolish it for foreigners.

01:03Antoine is convinced he can make even voters like these change their mind.

01:09They don't realize the national rally is still the same party with the same ideas.

01:14That's scary.

01:16The far-right suggests apparent solutions that don't solve problems.

01:19We provide real solutions to people's problems.

01:23But with the far-right leading in the polls in the EU parliamentary elections in France,

01:28making his voice heard won't be easy for Antoine.

01:32Especially in an area like this one.

01:35Rural areas are where the national rally has consistently been gaining ground since the early 2000s.

01:42Two years ago, in the decisive runoff vote of France's last presidential elections,

01:47far-right candidate Marine Le Pen came first in 40% of the districts here in the département of La Creuse.

01:55That's despite the fact that her party doesn't have any deep roots here.

02:00None of the mayors in La Creuse are from the national rally.

02:05The national rally is trying to appeal to disgruntled voters who say mainstream parties

02:12have been cutting down on public services and not provided enough jobs for people in the countryside.

02:19They know we care about them. We want to increase their purchasing power, make them feel secure, dignified and proud again.

02:25We're present across the whole country, even in the most remote areas.

02:31But for Antoine, the national rally's head start is all the more reason to give the campaign his all,

02:37even if that's an uphill struggle.

02:45Good day, sir. I'm here about the European elections.

02:49You don't want to vote?

02:51We are on the ground.

02:53Meanwhile, I haven't seen national rally members campaign here in La Creuse.

02:57We're hoping to overtake the second-place Renaissance party so that we become the main opposition to the national rally,

03:03especially looking ahead to the next presidential elections in 2027, when President Macron can't run again.

03:11Even though the socialists are now right on the heels of Macron's party, a mammoth task lies ahead.

03:17The national rally is predicted to get twice as many votes as them.

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