In Perpignan, a municipal crossover with the air of a nationwide marketing campaign | EUROtoday

Saturday February 28 within the night, within the streets with Catalan accents of Perpignan, prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales. Despite the varsity holidays and the specter of rain, the café terraces are crowded. On the boulevard du Maréchal-Leclerc, close to the favored Vernet district, within the slender streets resulting in Castillet, glasses of white wine or beer waltz on the tables. A kind of festive half-time in a weekend with very political overtones, since, in two days, there have been conferences of Jordan Bardella and Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

In the afternoon, the National Rally (RN) rented the Exhibition Center to assist the outgoing mayor, Louis Aliot. There have been greater than 100 ready in entrance of the gates from 1 p.m., for a gathering scheduled for five p.m.

Philippe, 55, and Alexandra, 46, got here from the neighboring village of Opoul-Périllos. Covered in tattoos, this hospital worker attends his first electoral rally. “We come especially for Bardella. It seems he’s great”, he stated.

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