In 2017, 65% of voters in Auchy-les-Mines preferred Marine Le Pen to Emmanuel Macron in the presidential run-off. We asked voters there about their intentions ahead of next month’s election
in the northern French village of Auchy-les-Mines closed in 1974, but the silhouettes of slag heaps still rise in the distance across the flat farmland. They bear witness to the muscular past of the mining basin, which a century ago provided employment to 130,000 people. Today the jobless rate in the area is ten points above the national average. Abandoned mine shafts have become industrial-heritage sites. One in five people live below the French poverty line of €1,100 a month.
Bypassed by high-speed trains and breezy ambition, the village belongs to what Christophe Guilluy, a geographer, calls “peripheral France”. Peggy Belicki, who a year ago set up the food truck, which she fills with apples, potatoes, cabbages, chocolate tarts and more, says that she sees all sorts come by, from pensioners to single parents: “We offer a sort of moral-support service”.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Macron has dragged France off its sick bedDerived from an insult flung by Tsar Nicholas I at the collapsing Ottoman empire, the label “sick man of Europe” has done the rounds. In the 1970s, the grisly c
Consulte Mais informação »
Macron still leads a tightening presidential raceThe poll bump Emmanuel Macron gained from diplomacy in Ukraine has begun to wear off. French voters are increasingly worried about consequences of war on their wallets
Consulte Mais informação »
Lizzo is making a shapewear collection designed for all body typesYitty, the singer’s new size-inclusive line, will be available on 12th April.
Consulte Mais informação »
Hailey Bieber On Her New Eyewear Line And What She’s Wearing This SummerHailey Bieber is the face – and designer – of a new Vogue Eyewear line.
Consulte Mais informação »
China's WeChat suspends some accounts linked to NFTsThe popular messaging app said the move was in line with 'relevant national regulations'.
Consulte Mais informação »
Snowpiercer star lands movie role in Now I See after season 3 exitSnowpiercer star lands next movie role following season 3 exit
Consulte Mais informação »