Elections in France | From the ‘yellow vest’ to the candidate for the National Assembly

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He was born on 17 November 2018 in Istanbul. France ‘ movementyellow vests‘ With the first protest against the increase in fuel prices as a result of the Ekovergi application. This initial claim resulted in a series of requests focused on residents’ discomfort. rural areasanger neoliberal drift government policies and claims participatory and direct democracy. What sprouted in Spanish squares in 15-M, seven years later BC. roundabouts The French, and some of these activists today, have made the leap into traditional politics, as Podemos did in 2014 as it moved from squares to institutions.

At one of these roundabouts, Burg-Madamepopulation limit in puigcerstarted his career Natalie CullellWearing one of these vests, he went every weekend to demonstrate against the loss of public services and the abandonment of Paris. Now, Cullell aspires to sit on the sofa. National Assembly under the candidacy The New Popular Ecologist and Social Union (NUPES) who leads Jean-Luc Mélenchon In the parliamentary elections to be held this Sunday, 12 June and 19 June (second round). Font-Romeu is presented by the third border of the Pyrenees-Orientales, which includes part of Prada or Perpinyà.

Let’s change the system from the inside“, explains in a video conference call to EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALUNYA, an Iberian Press tool to which this newspaper also belongs. A teacher by profession, 45 years old and mother of three children aged 19, 17 and 14, this neighbor coatA population of about 700 inhabitants located 16 kilometers away liviasuffered from the cutting and privatization of education in the first person. He decided to take a step in the face of the inaction of the Government in his own land, where public services were closed, civil servants were lost, there was a lack of infrastructure and there was a serious housing problem. is the second house. “Nothing is done for the living, only Geziand our quality of life is declining,” said Cullell.

31% voting intention

He believes the left-wing coalition can achieve an absolute majority, but is relying on mobilization and trying to thwart the precedent of the 2017 legislative elections. abstention It broke historical records with 51% in the first round and 57% in the second round. “Better for citizens to express themselves at the ballot box“It will prevent many demonstrations, especially after seeing how the protests in France were suppressed and how the yellow vests were treated,” he said.

He is also optimistic about his role in the elections. Polls give him a 31% voting intention feeling good vibes in the first round and campaign events. According to him, those who attended his rallies admit with such enthusiasm that “they have not seen anything like this in 20-30 years”.

Legacy of the French Revolution

Cullell doesn’t think his yellow vest past could happen to him bill at the ballot box, after the stigma suffered by the group after leading disturbances in some protests. “yellow vests are french peoplethey are not a small group, they bring together absolutely all social classes, all united people who understand that they have been deceived for decades and want to move on with their lives because they are no longer alive, are alive, defend before emphasizing the Campaign slogan: “Make the invisible livable and the voice of the gagged (Assembly) bring it.”

Ultimately, it’s about salvaging the situation. Legacy of the French Revolution and that deputies have “really” become the transmission belt of the state. people’s complaints. And given the doubts that a lack of experience in institutions can create, Cullell argues that “people are mature” and “ready to lead themselves.” “They don’t need enarcas (Those who have passed the elitist National School of Management, ENA) or are called technocrats.

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