Darmanin, potential successor to Macron, makes pitch to working class

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSPARIS - French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin staged his first rally on Sunday with an appeal to working class voters in what political opponents saw as the start of the race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron.

Darmanin, a tough-talking former conservative who has been charged with maintaining order in a country regularly beset by protests, is making it increasingly clear he is eyeing the next presidential election. Darmanin, the son of a former cleaner of Algerian descent, wants to appeal to working class voters, who he says feel despised and could bring far-right leader Marine Le Pen to power in 2027 if the government fails to hear their concerns.

However, far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said on X, formerly known as Twitter:"In Tourcoing, the post-Macron era has started."

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