Presidential election 2022: an autumn of noise and controversy – archyworldys

Among the myriad of images, what will we remember from this start of the presidential campaign, from this fall where everyone is supposed to position themselves without always declaring themselves? There is this duel lasting more than two hours, Thursday, September 23, between the candidate of La France insoumise (LFI) Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the far-right polemicist Eric Zemmour, on BFM-TV, during which the latter equates delinquency to a “Jihad”. There is this “Almost candidacy” by comedian Yassine Belattar on the set of “Balance your post! », On C8, Thursday, September 30, in front of a hilarious Cyril Hanouna, as usual. There is Gilles Platret, one of the vice-presidents of the Les Républicains (LR) party, speaking, Tuesday, October 5 on CNews, of a “Ethnic cleansing” which would be led by “A Muslim block (…) in some neighborhoods ”, before being reframed by Damien Abad, leader of LR deputies.

There is also, Wednesday, October 20, this exhibition of safety and internal security during which Mr. Zemmour will target journalists with a precision weapon – not loaded -, before pleading humor. Or, Monday, October 25, the same Eric Zemmour, filmed by CNews cameras in Drancy (Seine-Saint-Denis) and accompanied by host Jean-Marc Morandini, asking a Muslim woman, who came to Drancy for the occasion, as she herself confirmed on the set of “Touche pas à mon poste!” »The same evening, to remove his veil. The latter complies on condition that he falls the tie.

In the spring, with the approach of this pre-campaign and after a new wave of Covid-19, many elected officials affirmed it: the health crisis had marked the spirits and raised fundamental questions. Reindustrialisation, health policy, the environment… We promise, the presidential election debates will revolve around major issues. The acceleration of the media back to school swept away these promises. Since the end of the summer, social and environmental issues have not emerged. On the contrary, each week drains its share of controversial phrases and brutal exchanges, which feed the news channels continuously, fed by a multitude of polls.

“Culture of clash”

Admittedly, the pre-campaign is confused, according to Brice Teinturier, deputy managing director of Ipsos. Five months before the 2022 presidential election, Emmanuel Macron is not yet officially a candidate for re-election, the candidate of the right will be nominated by the members The Republicans only on December 4, Eric Zemmour has not yet started either… For the pollster, the situation is not more muddled than it is. was five years ago. “That there is binary confrontation, subjects that come and go, and a culture of clash, all this is not new”, is he persuaded. It is true that the little phrases already existed five years ago. Like Nicolas Sarkozy, at the time a candidate for the primary of the right and the center, who proposed a “Double ration of fries” for Muslims refusing ham in school canteens.

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