Support for Donald Trump assumed in Eric Ciotti and Reconquête!, more cautious in RN; Jean Luc Mélenchon would vote for Kamala Harris or Jill Stein
Also in France, political leaders have their eyes on the United States. Within the extreme right, if Eric Ciotti and those responsible for ¡Reconquista! Although they openly show their support for Donald Trump, the National Rally, in its search for recognition, is much more discreet than during the 2016 and 2020 elections.
Criticize “The drift to the left and the ultra-left” Democrats who support, according to him, a “massive irregular immigration” and a “terrifying wokism”Eric Ciotti estimated Tuesday that an election of former President Donald Trump “it would be more beneficial for the economic and political balance” of the world. “I assume my charges”he argued, in a small comment at Jordan Bardella’s party.
In 2016, Marine Le Pen openly campaigned for Donald Trump, whose anti-establishment, anti-immigration and protectionist speech echoed that of the National Front, which became the National Rally. Rebelote in 2020. “If Joe Biden were elected, it would be a real disaster”he said, sending a delegation from his party to Donald Trump’s last meeting.
Nothing so obvious this time. “I am French, I never comment on foreign elections”RN deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy repeated on Tuesday on TF1. It is not that the National Group hides its preference, but its support is much more allusive. “Donald Trump defends the interests of Americans and defends a form of American pride. And I love this patriotism”Jordan Bardella stated last week.
For his part, Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced on Tuesday that, if he had to vote, he would choose environmentalist Jill Stein or Democrat Kamala Harris, depending on whether he lives in a oscillation state Or not. For the “rebel” leader, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump are “similar but not identical” : “Both cover genocide” in gaza, “agree on capitalism”, “On the fact that super profits should not be taxed” AND “for doing nothing in the field of public health”.
But “There is a fundamental difference” between the two candidates: “Mr Trump is against the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy” while “METROme Harris defends this idea »observes Mélenchon in a video posted on YouTube.
So if you voted in a oscillation state, Your vote would be helpful for Kamala Harris. But if he lived in a state whose electorates are Democratic, Mélenchon would vote for environmentalist Jill Stein, whom he considers “close to the “rebels””explaining that he wanted to end the “crazy bipartisanship” of the United States.