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Apollo News reported that Suraj Mailitafi had been nominated for the state-funded German Engagement Prize despite his role as a spokesperson for opposition during the partially violent protests against the AfD party convention in Erfurt. After an inquiry from the media, he has now faced the threat of exclusion from the competition. https://t.co/OpMJSRwlqB #Protest #AfD #Engagementpreis (translated)

Bally Bagayoko described Jean-Luc Mélenchon's meeting at the Zénith of Clermont-Ferrand as a strong mobilization, stating that it gathered more than 10,000 participants, with a full hall and people still outside. He estimated that the momentum of his movement was gaining traction, while the socialist primary was coming to an end and arousing little interest. Bagayoko presented this movement as the only one capable of defeating the far right and Macron's camp. He also stated that no other movement or candidate for the 2027 presidential election was claiming a mobilization of this magnitude at that time. According to him, the commitment of activists and the participation of young people, particularly high school students, could further strengthen this momentum. He called for engagement in the campaign and participation in the democratic debate. #Mobilisation #Démocratie #Politique (translated)

David Lisnard thanked the 50,000 members of Nouvelle Énergie who are up to date with their contributions and indicated that many people were joining the party. He stated that this popular momentum was already making it one of the most important parties in France and set the next goal of reaching 100,000 members. #OnArrive #Politique #Démocratie #Engagement (translated)

The author stated that he was pleased to have exchanged ideas with the members of the Collectif 8 Octobre, resulting from the merger of SIONA and the Collectif 7 Octobre Côte d’Azur. He praised their commitment to preserving the memory of the victims of the massacres of October 7, 2023, in Israel and to fighting against anti-Semitism. https://t.co/iTiAQn10Zd #Mémoire #Antisémitisme #Collectif8Octobre #IL #FR (translated)

Amine El-Khatmi reminded that the President of the Republic had recognized the State of Palestine, relying in particular, according to him, on Mahmoud Abbas's commitments to organize free and democratic elections. He concluded on an ironic note by congratulating the president. #Palestine #Élections #Démocratie (translated)

The author wrote that behind the deployment of the fire brigade are people who dedicate themselves to others with courage, skill, and great commitment. They deserve thanks and recognition as well as proper equipment. Furthermore, he referred to a new aerial ladder from the volunteer fire department. https://t.co/Cc9l52V7BB #Feuerwehr #Ehrenamt #Sicherheit (translated)

Bally Bagayoko explained that his group abstained during the vote on a wish presented by the opposition elected officials from the Socialist, Environmentalists, and Citizens group at the municipal council. The text focused on the protection of girls and women against excision and female genital mutilation, as well as the adoption of a comprehensive law against sexist and sexual violence (SSV). He said that his group supported the fight against mutilations and reminded that nearly 500 patients received follow-up each year in the municipality. He also praised the work of the Women's House, Delafontaine Hospital, and various associations, and asked the State to strengthen the resources allocated for prevention and medical follow-up. According to Bally Bagayoko, the abstention concerned the request to quickly adopt the law on SSV. He indicated that the bill had been significantly amended in committee at the National Assembly the week of the municipal council, and its content remained uncertain. His group had asked to remove references to this law from the wish in order to be able to vote in favor of the text on the fight against excision, but the opposition had refused, he wrote. He believed that this refusal had hindered the pursuit of an agreement and denounced a political instrumentalization of the issue. The group ultimately abstained in order not to block the wish, which was adopted, while not supporting all of its content, he noted. #Excision #DroitsDesFemmes #LutteContreLesViolences (translated)

Bally Bagayoko presented the launch of the Hip-Hop and Urban Cultures Festival of the New Town of Saint-Denis–Pierrefitte-sur-Seine as an evening focused on creation, commitment, and hope. He said that the city aimed to maintain a strong cultural ambition despite a difficult political and social context, which weakened local communities and tested cultural policies. He described culture as a right and a means of emancipation, and hip-hop and urban cultures as spaces for expression, encounter, and solidarity. According to him, the evening also allowed for affirming support for the mobilization of high school students on October 17. Bagayoko advocated for a convergence of struggles and generations around social justice, equality, dignity, and access to culture. #HipHop #CulturesUrbaines #SaintDenis #PierrefitteSurSeine #CulturePourToutesEtTous #Jeunesse #ConvergenceDesLuttes #FaireRenaîtreLEspoir #HipHop #CulturesUrbaines #Culture (translated)

The author indicated a desire to submit his proposals concerning youth for the opinion of young people, not to consult them but to make decisions. He announced that in the coming days he would call on the French aged 16 to 25 to volunteer, and then 150 of them would be randomly selected to debate with him without filters. https://t.co/LoCJyZqkW9 #Jeunesse #Débat #Engagement #FR (translated)

The article examines the political engagement of student union representatives, highlighting that they are often accused of only representing themselves and having links to political parties, despite their limited role within the student mobilization movement. #MobilisationLycéenne #Syndicat #EngagementPolitique (translated)

The author believed that young people inherited an ecological and financial debt as well as a model that was exhausted. He accused the far left of exploiting the anger of high school students and the far right of seeing every young person as a rioter, adding that youth deserved better. (translated)

Beach Roy wrote that he thought the midterm elections were approaching. He stated that his reach on X suddenly dropped by 80 percent and claimed that Elon Musk was actively limiting him. According to Beach Roy, he had contributed to the downfall of FVD and PVV and the electoral victory of D66 on X. He added that political scientist, lobbyist, and publicist Kirsten Verdel had noted the same thing, and asked who could see his message. #midterms #socialmedia #politiek (translated)

A new mobilization against the A69 highway, which is scheduled to be put into service in November, began this weekend with demonstrations aimed at commemorating years of activist commitment against this project considered to be ecocide. #A69 #Mobilisation #Environnement (translated)

Jon De Lorraine stated that the debate between Louise and Elwan was followed because it revealed, beyond a televised confrontation, a crisis of representation. He presented Louise as a young woman who embraced her ideas and, in his view, met the expectations of millions of French people disappointed by a political class he accused of calculating to preserve its allowances and interests. In contrast, he described Elwan as representative of a self-assured and moralizing television left. He praised her oratorical ease while asserting that she drew inspiration from the style of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. According to him, the left and far-left were thus seeking to extend their ideas to younger and more affluent classes but found themselves struggling as soon as the debate went beyond slogans. De Lorraine interpreted the resonance of the sequence as a sign that some French people were looking for new faces and a break from the traditional political class. He mentioned an economic, security, and migration crisis, but above all, a crisis of representation, and concluded that a part of the country desired a less formatted discourse as well as a right that assumed its ideas more fully. #PolitiqueFrançaise #Changement #EngagementCitoyen (translated)

Lux greeted Louise Lezeu and Droite Univ, stating that people on the left had been insulting his interlocutor for three days instead of calling for her to be spared. He presented right-wing values as a summit and encouraged her to continue defending their ideas. #ValeursDeDroite #Politique #Engagement (translated)