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March
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"We have a history. We have a past we care about and it's
very threatened." Thais is a social media influencer and a fierce supporter of
extreme-right presidential candidate, Éric Zemmour. She's been convicted of causing public disorder and banned from
Tik Tok. Now, she's promoting her anti-immigration message on YouTube. "We live in a multicultural society
and we've just seen that ... multiculturalism doesn't work," says Thais. A few years ago, Thais's views were considered toxic. Now many in
France fear they're becoming mainstream. In the upcoming presidential race, candidates on the far-right
are polling higher than ever before, around 30%. The candidacy of Zemmour, a high-profile media commentator, has
been a game changer. He's been convicted of hate speech three times and
promotes the 'Great Replacement' - a debunked conspiracy theory that a master
plan exists for Muslims to replace Europeans. Marine Le Pen, daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father
of France's modern far-right movement, is currently polling in second place,
after incumbent President Macron. The divisive rhetoric of Zemmour, Le Pen and their followers is
making many in France's immigrant communities uneasy. "I'm really concerned about the fact that people like Eric
Zemmour are really pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable or not,"
says Ahmed, a deputy mayor on the outskirts of Lyon in France's southeast. Reporter Michael Rowland takes a break from the News Breakfast
couch to travel through France on the eve of an unprecedented election. He visits Paris and the regions, talking with social media
influencers, community leaders, workers and
commentators. In a nation where voter apathy means low turnout, the far-right's
ability to galvanise people gives it a real advantage. Days out from the
election, Le Pen is closing the gap with Macron. The results of this election could change France forever. |
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Versailles.
Macron greets EU dignitaries |
Music
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00:10 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: President Emmanuel Macron is helping France feel
"Great Again." His role on the world stage in the Ukraine crisis
has boosted his chances of winning the coming election. But underneath the
pomp and ceremony, French society is cracking. |
00:16 |
Thais
interview |
THAIS
D’ESCUFON: We have a history, we have a past we care
about and it's threatened. |
00:36 |
Zemmour
campaign speech |
Éric
Zemmour: "We have the power to choose a civilised destiny for our
country. |
00:45 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Extremist, and
presidential candidate, Éric Zemmour is pulling the election to the
far-right. |
00:49 |
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Éric
Zemmour: "Thieves. They are murderers. They are rapists. |
00:57 |
Ahmed
driving |
AHMED
CHEKHAB: I think Éric Zemmour is a terrorist. He has the exact same aims as
terrorists, which is to divide France. |
01:04 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: The core ideals of the Republic are at stake. |
01:13 |
Rokhaya
at window |
Rokhaya
Diallo: I don’t think we are really ready to face
who we are in order move on. |
01:16 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: This election is not just about |
01:24 |
Rowland
to camera. Super: |
who’ll
be the French President for the next five years. It is much more than that.
This is a nation founded on the principles of liberty, equality
and fraternity, but it’s caught in a vicious battle for the French soul,
where equality is hotly debated, and the country is tearing apart. |
01:26 |
Title:
MARCH TO THE RIGHT |
Music
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01:45 |
Zemmour
posters/Zemmour campaign rally |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Éric Zemmour burst into politics late last year. He’s been
convicted three times for hate speech, yet he wants to be President of
France. |
01:54 |
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Announcer:
"The next president of the French Republic, Éric Zemmour. MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: His hard -line approach to immigration, Islam and security
are now core election issues. One in three voters are saying they’ll vote for
a far-right candidate this coming Sunday. |
02:07 |
C-News
program excerpt. Zemmour |
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02:23 |
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A
journalist and pundit, Zemmour became a household name after 2019, appearing
on a nightly show on conservative C-news – where he blamed all France’s
problems on French Muslim communities, and mainstreamed toxic views. |
02:31 |
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Éric
Zemmour: "The 'Great Replacement' isn't new. It’s a demographic process
that must be stopped." |
02:47 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: The Grand Replacement is a debunked conspiracy theory that
a master plan exists for Muslims to replace Europeans. |
02:53 |
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Éric
Zemmour: "How do we stop the Great Replacement? By very firm measures
against immigration." |
03:01 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: He’s drawn a welter of young supporters. |
03:07 |
Rowland
walks with Thais |
Thais
D’Escufon is 22 and believes France is being destroyed. She wants it to be
European and white. |
03:16 |
Thais
YouTube video |
Thais
d’Escufon: "There's so much criminality among non-European immigrants
that the priority is repatriation to solve these security problems." |
03:30 |
Rowland
walks with Thais |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Thais
is one of a number of young far right influencers.
She platforms the view that France is being overwhelmed, despite the fact
there’s no mass migration occurring. |
03:37 |
Thais
interview in apartment |
THAIS
D’ESCUFON: I want to defend my identity as a French person. This is
considered as, you are a racist, you are the worst thing you can be just for
saying that you want – you love your country and you
want to defend it and not the identity of the French to disappear. |
03:49 |
BLM
protest |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: At a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, Thais boosted her
profile with a stunt staged with the extreme nationalist group Generation
Identitaire. |
04:07 |
Generation
Identitaire drop banner |
THAIS
D’ESCUFON: We showed a banner saying 'justice for
anti-white racism victims'. And for saying that we, we were all banned off Twitter
at that time, for the Generation Identity accounts, also on Facebook for
showing the dangers of immigration. MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Thais claims it was a matter of freedom of speech. She’s
previously been convicted for creating public disorder. |
04:23 |
Thais
interview in apartment |
THAIS
D’ESCUFON: Multiculturalism doesn't work. The people who come in France from
Africa don't want to live with us. We have many problems with these
communities that don't want to really to live as a French person. |
04:51 |
Rokhaya
into building and up stairs |
ROKHAYA
DIALLO: Actually my parents were born French. They
were French citizens of the |
05:09 |
Rokhaya
interview |
colonial
empire. So, you know, we've been French for three generations. |
05:18 |
Rokhaya
talks with students |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: As a journalist and film maker, Rokhaya Diallo is one of
the few prominent French voices in public discourse who is of African origin. |
05:22 |
Rokhaya
interview |
ROKHAYA
DIALLO: People like Éric Zemmour are really pushing the boundaries of what is
acceptable or not. The theory of Great
Replacement is insane. It's insane because like, the reason why my parents
immigrated from France is because they were colonised first. |
05:40 |
La
Courneuve GVs |
Music
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06:00 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Rokhaya spent her teenage years living at La Courneuve, on
the outskirts of Paris. She felt the unacknowledged barrier dividing French
people. ROKHAYA
DIALLO: I think that many of the young people from La Courneuve and from many
other places have the feeling that there is an uncrossable border between
them and the wealthiest part of the country. |
06:05 |
Rokhaya
interview |
They
know that there is a stigma on how they look, how they may speak. And it's
difficult, because they're seen as a problem and they're
stigmatised constantly by certain candidates for the Presidency. |
06:28 |
Vaulx-en-Velin
highrise apartments |
Music |
06:43 |
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MICHAEL ROWLAND, Reporter: This project on
the outskirts of Lyon in the south east, like many
cite’s in France, houses people whose families came from former French
colonies. They’re French citizens, but discrimination is rife. Problems of
drugs and crime have been magnified by the media, and the election has
renewed the focus. Vaulx-en-Velin became notorious decades ago. |
06:52 |
Ahmed
driving |
AHMED
CHEKHAB: This is where we had, in October 1990, the famous urban revolt.
|
07:19 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Ahmed Chekhab was just a boy when a young man died in an
accident with police. |
07:27 |
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AHMED
CHEKHAB: The police were hiding on the
left, he was driving up the street and the police
cut him off and he died here. He was disabled. His name was Tomas. He wasn't
the first to die, there were others before, but this was the last straw. |
07:33 |
French
news report |
News
Reporter: "Barricades. Cars on fire. Clashes between police and
protestors. Incredible scenes,
terrible images from Vaulx-en-Velin. |
07:49 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: The riot over the young man’s death lasted for days, but
the stigma and discrimination endures. AHMED
CHEKHAB: Liberty, equality,
fraternity. It's beautiful, it's pretty, |
07:59 |
Driving
through Vaulx-en-Velin/Ahmed interview |
but
it has never been implemented anywhere. For the simple reason that with the
rich and the poor there is no equality. |
08:10 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Ahmed’s now the elected Deputy Mayor of the district. He
wants us to see there’s another side to the neighbourhood. |
08:18 |
Ahmed
talks with young men on street |
Ahmed:
"You're not keen on the camera? It’s the nice kind. It’s Australian TV.
It’s not French TV." |
08:27 |
|
AHMED
CHEKHAB: They didn't want to be
filmed. |
08:35 |
Rowland
and Ahmed walk |
This
is the building where I grew up on the 15th floor. MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: So they're throwing stones? |
08:40 |
|
AHMED
CHEKHAB: "Because they've got a
bad impression of the media. When the French media come here
they tend to show a bad image, so these kids don’t like cameras much. |
08:56 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Tensions have ramped up again as immigration and Islam
have become a key focus of the election. |
09:09 |
Ahmed
interview /Driving shots |
AHMED
CHEKHAB: We've taken a hit since we
were kids, being from working-class neighbourhoods, having foreign backgrounds,
so we learned to live with it. I accept that people don't like me because of
my origins or my beliefs or where I come from. For me, racism is a sickness,
a sort of intellectual weakness. And I look at those people with sadness.
Because the whole world has been made of mixing and migration since the dawn
of time. |
09:15 |
Rowland
driving |
News
reporter: "This afternoon Emmanuel Macron is still ahead with 26.5% of
the vote…" |
10:01 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: The election is Emmanuel Macron’s to lose. He’s promising
to fix the economy, but he’s looking over his shoulder as the Far Right gains ground. |
10:11 |
City
walls. Super: Aigues Morte, France |
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10:23 |
Rowland
walks Aigues Morte |
From
the city where King Louis IX launched his crusade against Muslims in the
1200s, |
10:19 |
Le
Pen campaign rally |
Marine
Le Pen is biting at Macron’s heels. Le
Pen: "An attack every 44 seconds. A police officer attacked every hour.
In the France of Emmanuel Macron, it's no longer the French who make the law,
but the thugs who impose theirs." |
10:35 |
|
Chant:
"President Marine, President Marine." MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Le Pen was runner up last election, where she wore the
crown for right wing extremism. She’s moderated her image, and it’s working;
she’s running second, and she's closing the gap. |
10:51 |
Street
Vox Pops |
Woman
on street: "She loves France. She loves French culture. And I think she
will save France. |
11:04 |
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Man
on street: "Her vision is the most fair of all
the candidates in the presidential election in France. |
11:09 |
Le
Pen speech at campaign rally |
Le
Pen: "With our bill against Islam there will be none of these protests,
none of this funding, none of this clothing will be accepted on our
land." |
11:17 |
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MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Far Right influencer Thais D’Escufon says Le Pen has gone
soft. THAIS
D’ESCUFON: Marine Le Pen was for many years the only person who stand against
a mass migration, but now, she just wants to have a softer image |
11:34 |
Thais
interview |
because
she suffered from many attacks, her being the only opposition to mass
migration. Now she's not the only one. |
11:51 |
Zemmour
campaign rally |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Making Le Pen look moderate, on the extreme Right is Éric
Zemmour. Éric
Zemmour: "I will expel all criminals and sexual offenders who are
foreign as soon as possible." MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: He has largely defined the election debate, |
11:57 |
Thais
interview in apartment |
despite
being a relative newcomer. THAIS
D’ESCUFON: I definitely support Éric Zemmour, who
was a former journalist, he's no politician. I think he's very sincere. He
really loves France. He's really determined to win because he understood that
it's just very important to save France from disappearing. |
12:15 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: This man is proudly, proudly racist. He's proudly
Islamophobic. Why, why are you supporting somebody who has such abhorrent
views? THAIS
D’ESCUFON: I don't think it's very
true. In fact, he's not an Islamophobic as the media say he is. |
12:34 |
Zemmour
campaign rally |
Éric
Zemmour: "Long live the women of
France! Long live the Republic, and long live France!" |
12:51 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Last election, views like Zemmour’s were generally thought
repugnant. Not any more. WOMAN
AT RALLY: I'm sure he will win. |
12:58 |
Woman
at rally |
I
really believe in him. And I am proud to be able to support a candidate like
him. |
13:06 |
Couple
at rally |
MAN AT
RALLY: He defends women against immigrants who attack them, who mistreat them,
who insult them and who harass them. |
13:12 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: What do you say to critics who describe Éric Zemmour’s
policies as racist? |
13:20 |
Man
at rally |
MAN AT
RALLY: Éric Zemmour is Jewish, he has Arab origin; he’s from Algeria so! It’s
like saying that a gay is homophobe; it’s nonsense. WOMAN:
He is not a racist. MAN:
When you want to disqualify someone in France you say
"You are racist". |
13:25 |
Melenchon
rally |
Crowd
chant: "Resistance!" MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: On the left, economic nationalist Jean-Luc Melenchon has
risen to third place in the polls, positioning himself as anti-racist and
anti-Macron. |
13:44 |
|
Melenchon:
"Think about how billionaires have increased their fortunes by 500% in
only 10 years." |
13:58 |
Young
man at Melenchon rally |
YOUNG
MAN: We are Zemmour’s antagonists. We
are the humanist left and we want to bring this perspective to the young
people who want democratic, ecological and social
change. |
14:11 |
Melenchon
rally |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: The left is hopelessly divided, and the vote is split;
Melenchon’s chances of winning are low. |
14:22 |
Driving
to Auxerre |
Two
hours south east of Paris is the Bourgogne region.
It’s famous for its Chablis wines, and plentiful charm. |
14:36 |
|
I’m
heading for a small city which is something of a bellwether seat in France,
and it’s grappling with problems that haven’t taken centre stage for most of
the election campaign. |
14:51 |
Auxerre
GVs |
Auxerre
on the Yonne river, is an ancient city that grew
rich from its timber and wine. It’s
enchanting, but its economy has been in decline for decades. It recently
threw out its long-time left-wing mayor and |
15:06 |
Marault
rides to work on scooter |
elected
Crescent Marault. He’s from the centre-right of politics, and was elected,
despite facing charges over a tendering scandal elsewhere. He’s into
renewable energy, and promises to revitalise the
local economy. |
15:22 |
Marault
interview |
CRESCENT
MARAULT, Mayor of Auxerre: Many workers have gone to other regions and so
we've lost our know-how. We've lost qualified people, so we've lost economic
advantage, so this place little by little has lost its vitality since workers
have left. |
15:37 |
Guilliet
et Fils building |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Reviving the city's spirits is no easy task. In its heyday
2,000 people worked here – at the world famous Guilliet et Fils. They made
woodworking tools like lathes. After twenty years of decline and layoffs, it finally
closed in 2010. Losing industries has dealt a blow to many regions in France. |
15:57 |
Marault
interview |
CRESCENT
MARAULT, Mayor of Auxerre: We've ended
up with declining demographics, an aging population, so what we're trying to
do today, is revitalise this place, bring in workers and rejuvenate and
reverse this demographic curve. |
16:28 |
Joëel,
Lucien and Phillippe into factory, looking through photos |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: These former employees of Guilliet have held on to the
memories. The collection is being sorted and they are donating it to the
city. They knew that Guilliet was being out-competed
by low wage countries, but it’s closure was a huge loss. Joëel acquired all
his trade skills at the company. |
16:45 |
|
JOËEL:
The time meant a lot. I began my apprenticeship at 14 and a half. |
17:14 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Lucien was head of
Personnel and worked there for 33 years. Generations of Phillipe’s family
worked there. |
17:19 |
|
PHILLIPPE: My grandfather, my great uncle were there. I met my wife at Guilliet’s. My dad worked at
Gulliet's all his life My brothers worked for Gulliet. They were all
dismissed too almost at the same time as me. I was pretty
sad when it closed because it was the history of the city. I even
wonder if there weren't one or two who committed suicide. LUCIEN:
There were indeed suicides. |
17:29 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Joëel left of his own accord and Phillippe re-trained in
nursing, but they all see the rise of people who have work but who live on
the margins. |
18:00 |
|
PHILLIPPE:
I often work with student nurses and I was surprised
last year to realise that student nurses were going to a charity for food. I
mean students forced to beg for food? That shocks
me. Is this politicians' fault? It is complicated. |
18:10 |
Rowland
in car with Phillippe |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: I left with Phillippe who was off to buy petrol. He told
me another 400 workers are about to lose their jobs locally; many people are
doing it tough. |
18:28 |
|
PHILLIPPE:
At work, medical staff have told me ‘Phillippe, at the end of the month I've
got nothing to eat'. |
18:43 |
Phillippe
at petrol pump |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: A lot of people are disaffected and probably won’t vote.
The soaring cost of living, and insecure jobs are their main worries, |
18:56 |
Joëel, Phillippe and Lucien inside
factory |
PHILLIPPE:
We hear it's all about racism and things like that. We're constantly tuned into that. You know,
in the villages where there aren't many foreigners the majority often votes
for the extreme right. It's quite bizarre. JOËEL: So
there’s not a problem. We just faced COVID, now
Ukraine. We don't see the political parties much. My view is our president will win again. PHILLIPPE:
I think we all agree on that? LUCIEN:
Yes. |
19:07 |
Marault
visits factory |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Meanwhile Mayor Marault is having the old locker room at
Guilliet renovated. He hopes to attract start-up companies to operate here. CRESCENT
MARAULT, Mayor of Auxerre: What
politicians lack today is long-term vision. |
19:49 |
|
If
we really want to make French people vote again, we almost have
to make them dream, we have to take them with us long term. |
20:00 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: The mayor is stumped trying to name a presidential
candidate who offers such a vision. |
20:09 |
|
CRESCENT
MARAULT, Mayor of Auxerre: Currently,
no… I have to vote, because I am the mayor and it’s
a responsibility for me. But I don’t know who. I don’t know. Big problem for
me. |
20:17 |
Abdel
providing food for Auxerre homeless |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Four nights a week Abdelaziz Hajji sees the problems the
election is forgetting on the streets of Auxerre. With help from other volunteers he helps feed and clothe people who live on the
margins. |
20:39 |
|
Abdel:
"How are you guys? All OK?" MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: France has a celebrated social welfare net, but more and
more are slipping through the holes. |
20:57 |
|
This
man and his nephew are regulars. Abdel:
"You guys are in for a treat." MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: They sleep in a car, and do odd jobs. Abdel:
"Be careful guys, there’s a hole in it." Man:
"Thank you Abdel." Abdel:
"Bon appetit guys. I’ll see you tomorrow." |
21:06 |
Abdel
into car |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Abdel works as a nurse; he’s been helping homeless people
since 2017. ABDEL:
These people are very nice, very sweet and above all very tired. We're there
to give them support, moral support. |
21:24 |
Abdel
leaves food for homeless |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Some aren’t home tonight. ABDEL:
We've been put in touch with this person.
We've asked him what he needs. He needs food, clothes from time to
time, and above all moral support because he is a very nice person and needs
to talk. |
21:43 |
|
Unfortunately,
the more time passes the more there are people like him. |
22:38 |
Abdel
driving |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: France still has one of the strongest economies in the world but many feel the country is losing its majesty and
none of the candidates inspire much hope. |
22:46 |
File
footage. Notre Dame fire, terrorist attacks |
When
Notre Dame burst into flames a few years ago, it summed up the national mood.
Islamic terrorism had shaken the nation and left it suspicious and fearful. |
22:59 |
Protest
march |
Then
the turmoil of the 'yellow vest' protests against
economic reforms rattled its confidence. |
23:19 |
Rebuilding
of cathedral |
The
ancient cathedral is under repair, but deep social and cultural anxieties
persist, and they are ripe for exploiting by the far right. |
23:25 |
Vaulx-en-Velin
highrise and people |
AHMED
CHEKHAB: You know, that the candidates on the right
have never lived here. They don't know what they're talking about. It's easy.
In simple terms, it's called populism. |
23:41 |
Ahmed
interview |
It's
easy to always blame the poorest, saying that they are the problem, when the
problem is economic. It's hypocritical of them. They just use us as a
scapegoat. |
23:58 |
Rowland
and Ahmed into convenience store |
|
24:13 |
Rowland
and Ahmed at kid's football match |
Ahmed:
"OK, go for it." |
24:23 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Ahmed feels it’s possible for people of Vaulx-en-Velin to
overcome the barriers, but the politics makes it harder. AHMED
CHEKHAB: I think the solution is that there is justice and equality for all. |
24:26 |
Vaulx-en-Velin
highrise/Ahmed interview |
The
reality is residents of working-class neighbourhoods like Vaulx-en-Velin
don't have the same chance of success because of the economic barriers, the
barriers of discrimination, stigmatisation and all
that, but nothing prevents their success. We've learned to live here with
these difficulties and a person who wants to get out of it, they will fight
and succeed and I want to be an example of that. |
24:40 |
Ylyes
and friends play football |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Ylyes grew up here and now works as a construction site
engineer in Switzerland. |
25:08 |
Ylyes
interview |
"If
Marine Le Pen wins, what would that mean for you? YLYES
HADJ-BOUZANE: For me? I'm going to live in Switzerland, sorry. Because I
already visited 31 countries in the world. For me, I think that you will have
another way of life in the world that everybody can live together. |
25:17 |
Ylyes
and friends play football |
|
25:32 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Kab Nasar studied in Australia for four years. |
25:37 |
Nasar
interview |
KAB
NASAR: Zemmour is someone we are scared about, because
he's like Islamophobe, he hates Islam. We are Muslim. We can live together. I
remember in Australia as well, like I went to Lakemba to Sydney, some places
where everyone lives together. But here, now we just
a bit worried. |
25:41 |
Kids
play football |
AHMED
CHEKHAB: I think Éric Zemmour is a
terrorist. He has the exact same aims as these terrorists to divide France. |
25:59 |
Ahmed
interview |
We
no longer have a leader. We don't have a real leader with concrete ideas to
solve these social problems in France. |
26:08 |
|
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Turning to the French election, |
26:19 |
Rokhaya
interview |
how
do you explain the rise in popularity of the far right.
People like Éric Zemmour? |
26:23 |
Super: |
ROKHAYA
DIALLO: That's the reason why Éric Zemmour is so popular because he speaks
about issues that are really burning in France. And you don't have an
equivalent on the other side who would address those issues, but in a leftish
way. And… MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Why is that in your view? |
26:31 |
|
ROKHAYA
DIALLO: The thing is that there are not many people of colour in positions of
power in France, who would be willing fully to address race. And the other
thing is that traditional parties, they still have, they still are afraid to
lose the votes of the people from the far rights. |
26:47 |
Rokhaya
at window |
Music
|
27:07 |
Thais
at window |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: The far right has grown in an alarming way, and Éric
Zemmour’s influence will outlast this election. |
27:12 |
|
THAIS
D’ESCUFON: Not so many months ago, he was not even a candidate and now he has
so many people ready to vote for him, and who stand for him. He gives us
hope. Clearly, he's the candidate of hope. |
27:19 |
Macron
campaign rally |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: Last week Emmanuel Macron held his first campaign rally –
he’s rattled by the far right’s surging popularity. He’s urging moderates to
get out and vote. |
27:33 |
|
Macron:
"The danger of extremism has reached new heights today because, in
recent months and years, hatred, alternative truths have been normalised in
public debate. |
27:47 |
Paris
GVs |
MICHAEL
ROWLAND, Reporter: No matter who wins the election, Éric Zemmour has left an
indelible mark, cementing in US style culture wars. The far right is testing
what it means to be French. And the ideals of equality and fraternity that
inspired the revolution may yet be beaten by the politics of hate and
division. |
28:04 |
Credits
[see below] |
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28:34 |
Outpoint |
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29:02 |
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RESEARCH
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Victoria Allen
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PRODUCER
Matt Henry
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PRODUCER
Lisa McGregor
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PRODUCER
Matthew Carney
foreign correspondent
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