fragrant cantaloupe is a national obsession on the other side of the Channel Scrolling through “what I eat in a week” diaries instead of working, I found one from the New York fashion designer Somsack Sikhounmuong Sikhounmuong bought two exquisite specimens for His doorman assumed there was a mix-up with his shopping: “It’s missing a lot of stuff because the bill is like $100 but there are only two melons in here.” Sikhounmuong sheepishly confessed Despite my horror at the way even basic foods have become so unaffordable who serve them at every summer meal with a ritual call – “How’s the melon?” – and response (hopefully “tasty” The quest for a good melon is a French national sport assisted by an official minimum sugar percentage of 10% when exactly you intend to eat the melon to ensure the one they select hits its absolute peak then Alexandre Dumas donated his books to “melon town” Cavaillon’s library in return for a measly 12 melons a year for life I brought four back home when we visited my French mother-in-law recently but I should have ponied up for more; my melon-less existence has already become intolerable North Yorkshire’s are unyielding cucumber-adjacent balls of sadness and I should know because I’ve sniffed the skin of every melon within a mile of here I’ve had countless melon conversations with my similarly obsessed best friend – our chat history indicates we discuss them twice weekly each summer She’s tipped me off on possible dealers for my next trip to London and I’ve got a tab open on my laptop with a £9.95 melon in it It’s grown by a man called Oscar in the Mantua floodplains and “picked only when the leaves are golden and the skin is almost bursting with flavour” Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks now has a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)," as announced by the Union of Cavaillon melon producers and marketers It took 8 long years for the Cavaillon melon to be officially entered into the PGI register by the European Commission on February 12th which was the final stage in the process initiated by the Union in 2017 "This certification rewards the expertise of local producers and the exceptional quality of this melon with its sweet The PGI guarantees that each Cavaillon melon complies with strict cultivation and production criteria while preserving its local heritage and traditions." 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station in Cavaillon MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP The French government on Wednesday vowed to intensify the fight against drug-related crime after four police vehicles were torched outside a police station in an apparent revenge attack in response to a new crackdown The four vehicles were reduced to burned-out wrecks outside the police station in the southern town of Cavaillon where security forces are now enforcing an operation against drug crime Three police were present at the time when a group of individuals passed by in the early hours of the morning France's new Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau who has vowed an uncompromising approach on re-establishing order since taking office said he was sending his deputy Nicolas Daragon to the town and as well as a special unit of CRS anti-riot police "The state will not be intimidated and we will intensify our fight against drug trafficking and banditry," he wrote on X "I will place the fight against organized crime at the center of my work because it constitutes an attack on our institutions," he added French police earlier Wednesday said they had also arrested a leading member of the so-called Mocro Maffia a cocaine-dealing gang operating mostly out of Belgium and the Netherlands Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant que vous êtes la seule personne à consulter Le Monde avec ce compte Que se passera-t-il si vous continuez à lire ici Ce dernier restera connecté avec ce compte Vous pouvez vous connecter avec votre compte sur autant d’appareils que vous le souhaitez mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial By Rebekah Peppler The Provençal town of Cavaillon is famed for its melons.Every July 100 Camargue horses are released in the center of the French city of Cavaillon in celebration not of a national holiday the Charentais melon of Cavaillon is regarded as one of the best in the world The running of the horses is the grand finale at the Fête des Melons during which crowds of people gather in the small Provençal town to honor the storied fruit honeysuckle-sweet melons are piled all over town This multi-day party is not to be dismissed as frivolity The Cavaillon melon has a dedicated Brotherhood of Knights (Confrérie des Chevaliers de l'Ordre du Melon de Cavaillon) who inspect density and appearance—and thus verify authenticity Not to be confused with American cantaloupes (which belong to the muskmelon and not the cantaloupe family) Cavaillon melons are small and round with smooth or very lightly netted greenish-gold skin and dark green stripes Walk into any open-air market in Provence during peak season and their intoxicating scent is one of the first things you’ll note These highly celebrated melons have a recorded history that dates back to 1495 Many say that their story goes back even farther when Avignon (25 miles from Cavaillon) was the official residence of the—apparently melon-loving—popes but the wide fame of the Cavaillon melon truly began in the mid-19th century with the ability to ship Their fans are dedicated and at times famous in exchange for copies of his published works Alexandre Dumas (author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers among other classics) requested 12 melons a year for life He enjoyed a total of 72 perfectly ripe Cavaillon melons before his death in 1870 Charentais melons can be and are grown outside of Cavaillon. While still delicious, the combination of Mediterranean sun and soil is not one to be exactly reproduced whether you’re talking melons or summer holidays. You can pick up a pack of seeds to try your hand at home, but to taste the Cavaillon melon in top form, you’ll need to travel. If playing balance scale isn’t your thing, go by aroma. “The scent should be really intense, and the general smell should be everywhere on the melon,” says Kvan. “If it’s not quite there when you buy it, let it ripen at room temperature a few days.” Some also say that the number of stripes indicates its ripeness: 10 strips for perfection, 9 or 11 and it’s either too early or too late. However you suss out the ripest of them all, just remember that the reward for your efforts is a melon worthy of 100 horses charging through a town center—and you're worth it. Another classically French presentation is chilled, scooped-out melon halves with a shot of port or Muscat de Beaumes de Venise (a sweet local wine) poured into the center the intense summer heat ripens the melons more quickly on the vine meaning they need to be picked and used just as fast and gazpacho served with highly seasoned shrimp Charentais melons can be and are grown outside of Cavaillon the combination of Mediterranean sun and soil is not one to be exactly reproduced whether you’re talking melons or summer holidays You can pick up a pack of seeds to try your hand at home but to taste the Cavaillon melon in top form choosing a ripe melon is like finding another queer person at a Robyn concert—not exactly a difficult task there are some general guidelines to follow: “The way that you choose a melon is by weight Hold it in your palm—it should feel solid and heavy like a dense thud.” This weight indicates the density of sugared water content and the general smell should be everywhere on the melon,” says Kvan let it ripen at room temperature a few days.” Some also say that the number of stripes indicates its ripeness: 10 strips for perfection 9 or 11 and it’s either too early or too late However you suss out the ripest of them all just remember that the reward for your efforts is a melon worthy of 100 horses charging through a town center—and you're worth it ADVERTISEMENTADADWant more SAVEUR?Get our favorite recipes Articles may contain affiliate links, which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use. A strong earthquake of 7.2 M hit the South of Haiti on 14th August 2021 at 12:29 UTC The epicenter of the quake was about 12 km Northeast of Saint-Louis-Du-Sud at least 300 people were killed and 1800 injured The present map shows the earthquake damage grade assessment in the area of Cavaillon (Haiti) The thematic layer has been derived from post-event satellite image using a by means of visual interpretation The estimated geometric accuracy (RMSE) is 1.25 m or better from native positional accuracy of the background satellite image The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 100 sq m A Haiti earthquake victim stands in front of her damaged home in southwest Haiti Arlington Catholic Herald200 N. Glebe Rd.Suite 615Arlington, VA 22203703-841-2590800-377-0511 Website Design and Development by New Target This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page the region that produces over half of France's fruits and vegetables — growing everything from cherries to bell peppers But what exactly is it that makes the orange-fleshed fruit of Cavaillon so special If you can't make it to the south of France but still want to identify the best melon at your own local market, according to Avignon et Provence Heavy fruit is a sure sign of juiciness as well as ripeness Also look for scars on the rind and an easily removable stem two more signs that the melon is teeming with flavor This entry remains in the Atlas as a record of its history but it is no longer accessible to visitors If things had gone as planned for Jean-Jacques Prévôt On a trip to visit his mother in Paris in 1977, he told Stars and Stripes, his car broke down outside the town of Cavaillon in the south of France. When he phoned his mother to explain what happened, she asked him to walk into town and buy her some Charentais, a varietal of melon so adored in Cavaillon that it has its own sculpture “The woman who sold me the melons became my wife,” he said and in 1981 opened his eponymous restaurant "My mother is still waiting for her melons.” Maison Prévôt is a love letter to the Charentais From the melon-centric sculptures on display to the napkin rings Prévôt even developed an edible paint from the seeds of the Charentais with which he painted some of the artwork gracing the white-tablecloth dining room From May to late September in particular—Charentais’ harvest season—the menu pivots squarely toward the melon featuring dishes such as a melon smoothie with mead and a douceur au chocolat with mint and melon Prévôt incorporates melon into off-season menus as well Crafting a melon ketchup to accompany his foie gras “burger,” Prévôt proves there’s no wrong way to eat Charentais Maison Prévôt earned its first Michelin star Update: Maison Prévôt closed in January 2023 geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing Get to know the plant-based fare of Chinese Buddhist monks The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S The biggest apple in all of New England stands 10 feet tall and weighs over 1,000 pounds this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant If you come across a giant sculpture of a melon on the A7 highway in the south of France you've likely found the hometown of the Charentais melon grown and beloved in the French town of Cavaillon The oval-shaped melon is a little smaller than the standard cantaloupe — it's only about the size of a softball and weighs two to three pounds The exterior looks pretty similar to the familiar melons featuring a textured grey-green rind broken up by 10 darker green stripes Although the melon can be grown anywhere in the world that has rich The town began producing the fruit prior to the 14th century but its renown really began in the mid-1800s thanks to trains distributing the fruit around the country Cavaillon's Charentais melons made up 64% of all melon production in France production is around 130,000 tones of melons per year and Cavaillon is still France's top producer the melon sculpture welcomes guests to the town The melon holds such high importance amongst the people of Cavaillon that it even has its own Brotherhood of Knights called the Confrérie des Chevaliers de l'Ordre du Melon de Cavaillon These knights ensure that every melon harvested is of the highest quality and they oversee a weekend festival dedicated to the fruit: Feria du Melon and art galleries full of melon-inspired pieces It concludes with 100 horses running through the streets of Cavaillon If you come across a Charentais melon at your local farmer's market, try swapping the sweet fruit into your next fruit salad — or just biting in to enjoy the flavor all on its own Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved Tremors strike Haitian city still reeling from quake https://t.co/sCdng6AvuT pic.twitter.com/ilS3te4hFC Earthquake in Haiti: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake destroyed thousands of homes and buildings in a nation reeling from the assassination of its president in July and still rebuilding after a major temblor 11 years ago https://t.co/h6DQhsYQSd 1/7 pic.twitter.com/oeZfhpACKL Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home It was Jules’ third day working the spot like an archaeologist He had established more or less the perimeter of his room On Tuesday morning he uncovered a corner of his mattress just down the street heavy-duty earthmovers cleared lots depositing entire homes into dump trucks or scraping collapsed dwellings into neat piles the necessary prelude to rebuilding has begun He lived in a house behind that was also damaged He wondered how the earthmovers decide which lots to clear and which to pass but I don’t know what the conditions are,” Gervain said “Maybe they pay to have the debris removed Someone is giving orders about which house to remove debris from.” The machines bore the logos of nongovernmental organizations but who they helped appeared to be guided by Maniche’s mayor Jean Favard watched one of the large yellow machines push away the rubble of his vacation home just up the street from Jules’ grandmother’s house No one had been living at Favard’s home and he said he planned to rebuild once it was cleared Gervain said he had no idea what his family would do on the lot where a two-story house with eight bedrooms — home to 12 people — had been reduced to a one-story pile of concrete and twisted rebar His goal was twofold: his clothes — he was wearing only borrowed Spider-Man boxers — and his passport “I have not found anything yet,” Jules said Maniche is a teeth-rattling hour’s drive from paved road over a mountain pass and settled in a wide Piles of rubble like Jules’ grandmother’s house dot every street Even most of those houses still standing will have to be torn down Relatively undisturbed appeared to be Maniche’s riverside market Even on a Tuesday — market day is Saturday — farmers from surrounding areas crossed the river carrying sacks of beans and peanuts atop their heads their woven panniers laden with heavy bunches of plantains said it was lucky the earthquake occurred on a Saturday because most people were outdoors He had to run out of the house when the magnitude 7.2 quake struck Now he was desperate to find his passport because he is a professional soccer player for the Haitian League club America des Cayes “I need to have my passport if I need to travel with the club for a tournament to the Dominican Republic or Cuba,” Jules said though such games will have to wait: The current season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Well out of uniform and standing atop a rubble pile the right fullback was still immediately recognized by a fan Help was slowly arriving to in the town of about 20,000 people His family had been sleeping outside their damaged home for more than a week U.S.-based relief organization Samaritan’s Purse handed out big blue tarps for temporary shelters and small solar lights that also allow people to charge their cell phones And convoys of various United Nations agencies rumbled into town By the time the punishing sun chased Jules from the rock pile Tuesday he had managed to remove his twin mattress More crumbling concrete immediately fell into the temporary void he’d just created Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens © Copyright 2025, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy we started the season of the greenhouse Cavaillon melon on the 20th of May,” explains Christine “The cool nights in the month of April caused a slight delay but the quality of the product is more than satisfactory which gives sweet fruits of a decent caliber We should start with the open field by mid-June in the plains and then the hills in July to end the season in September the market is not very loaded with French melons and the demand is present.” the company sold 300 tons of Cavaillon melons “The marketing team has done a lot of work to make known to our clients the potential of the Melon de Cavaillon range hoping to double this year’s sales volumes.” Christine Taillier and Julie Julien - hostesses of the Cavaillon melon at MedFEL About Ets Tonfoni & CieCreated in 1958 Ets Tonfoni & Cie has specialized in the Cavaillon melon “We are really at the heart of an exceptional terroir The company’s notoriety was established around the quality of its products and its ‘artisanal’ know-how in the selection of its melon,” explains Christine and other shippers and producers gradually joined the group We are currently 10 marketers with the common idea to make known and best promote the Cavaillon melon.” For more information:   Christine TaillierEts Tonfoni & Cie               ZAC su Pont13750 Plan d'Orgon  Phone: +33 (0)4 9073 11 63[email protected]   author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo had a genuine passion for the melons grown around Cavaillon he donated all his published works to the town he eloquently wrote: “I have only one wish.. that my books should have the same charm for the people of Cavaillon as their melons have for me This is both an expression of my gratitude to my good friends there and to show the whole of Europe that their melons are the best I know.” Read more: New low-cost supermarket in France aims to sell at up to 10% cheaper located in the Vaucluse department where hot summers and the mistral wind are ideal for growing this cucurbit Produced since the Middle Ages in the region where the gourmet popes of Avignon had introduced it its reputation was well established in Dumas’ time thanks to railroad development allowing them to be transported to Paris although annual production (2,500 tonnes) is a drop in the vast sea of melons harvested in France (270,000 tons) Cavaillon melons are barely rivalled by those from Quercy and Poitou everyone thinks of Cavaillon melons,” says Ghislain Jean who produces 350 tons annually at his Ferme de Nogaret Cavaillon melons are ideal for summer eating but the climatic variations allow harvesting from May to September The species is the yellow Charentais melon a round melon weighing around one kilogram with orange flesh and a smooth light-green skin divided by dark-green ribs “There are different varieties,” says Ghislain Jean “They’re selected at the beginning of the year according to sugar content measured in degrees Brix using a refractometer “You start by observing the skin,” says Ghislain Jean meaning that the plant was vigorous and well-nourished always choose the heavier one – it’s full of juice A melon netted on one side and smooth on the other is a bad sign because I can put four bad melons and four good ones on a tray and you’ll smell melon everywhere you can detect an overripe melon by its stalk Or if the skin is a pale lemon-yellow colour.” Ghislain Jean harvests from mid-June to late August in his 20 hectares of melon fields “Summer heat is not a problem because melons are tropical plants,” says Ghislain Jean is a temperature difference between day and night “Our melons are hand-picked daily by a team of workers at 100 kilos per person They’re then taken to a station where samples are taken to measure sugar content The melons are then certified as Melon de Cavaillon and can be sold in France and abroad They are labelled and recognized by compulsory stickers or bands.” Read more: France will change its Nutri-score food ranking system. Here is how Melon de Cavaillon is a brand created in 1999 to protect producers from fraud and guarantee melon quality Owned by the Marché d’Intérêt National de Cavaillon (a wholesale food-products market) it’s operated by the Syndicat des Maîtres Melonniers de Cavaillon (local melon producers federation) and will soon become a PGI giving Cavaillon melons greater protection at the European level the Melon de Cavaillon brand includes around forty producers and 10 sites responsible for quality control as well as distribution Packaged in single-layer trays or individually wrapped it’s very common to find melons produced in the Cavaillon region which haven’t been approved as Melons de Cavaillon,” says Océane Freydier “They’re sold in bulk and carry no identification even an approved producer cannot sell directly at markets without going through a quality-control station I think the only market where you can find real Cavaillon melon is at the ‘Melon en Fête’ the local festival held in Cavaillon every July.” How do you savor this coveted and prized ‘king of melons’ as it was nicknamed by another Cavaillon melon fanatic in his Michelin-starred restaurant Prévôt (alas he wouldn’t hesitate to offer all-melon menus; raw melon with beechwood-smoked haddock “Cavaillon melon has the particularity of being very tasty it’s like strawberries: it’s better to leave it as natural as possible with fresh mint or in association with Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise Ghislain Jean warns: “There’s one important thing to know it’s essential to remove the seeds delicately gently sliding them out with the blade of a knife When I see people removing a good centimetre of flesh with the seeds “They don’t realise that they’re depriving themselves of the best part of the melon,” he says www.melondecavaillon.com/syndicat-maitres-melonniers-cavaillon www.fermedenogaret.fr Cow’s milk cheeses dominate as winter comes to an end Every month we outline good film and TV series to improve your language France's current cold spell is set to continue for the next few days - we remind you of French expressions to use to describe the drop in temperature This map illustrates the satellite-detected water extent in Cavaillon commune in Sud Department (Haiti) located in the southwestern part of Haiti The UNITAR-UNOSAT analysis used a Sentinel-1 satellite image acquired on the 26 April 2017 and a Radarsat-2 image acquired on the 17 May 2016 and could observe areas with standing waters mainly affecting agricultural fields The UNITAR-UNOSAT analysis identified 566 ha of flooded areas which cover 7% of this map's extent of ~8500 ha of land The increase of waters within the analyzed zone is about 550% ~100 ha of surface waters were observed the 17 May 2016 and reached ~666 ha the 26 April 2017 mainly local roads are potentially affected It is likely that flood waters have been systematically underestimated along highly vegetated areas along main river banks and within built-up urban areas because of the special characteristics of the satellite data used This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field Please send ground feedback to UNITAR UNOSAT This map illustrates the satellite-detected water extent in Les Cayes and Cavaillon communes in Sud Department (Haiti) located in the southwestern part of Haiti The UNITAR-UNOSAT analysis identified 718 ha of flooded areas which cover ~4% of this map's extent of ~20300 ha of land The increase of waters within the analyzed zone is about 460% ~155 ha of surface waters were observed the 17 May 2016 and reached ~873 ha the 26 April 2017 Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT The first flavored vodka crafted with legendary Cavaillon melons a fruit said to be coveted by French kings and nobility 2014 / PRNewswire / — GREY GOOSE vodka announces the launch of its newest innovation in the United States Expertly crafted by GREY GOOSE Maître de Chai (Cellar Master) GREY GOOSE Le Melon is a discerning combination of the World’s Best Tasting Vodka and the prized essence of ripe On the heels of the brand’s global campaign the introduction represents yet another passionate pursuit in Thibault’s journey to achieve an extraordinary standard in the super premium flavored vodka category Much like the exceptional fruits chosen for the entire GREY GOOSE flavored vodka portfolio intensely fragrant Cavaillon melon was specifically chosen by Thibault for its superior quality and French heritage the remarkable Cavaillon melon grown in the Provence region of France has a rich and intriguing history With a flavor as precious as its limited harvest this melon has been a luxury delicacy throughout history The highest nobility were said to have relished and consumed the Cavaillon melon with fervor Legend has it kings traded gold for exclusive access to this treasured fruit including Paul Cezanne and Alexander Dumas Impressionist painter Cezanne featured the beautiful melon in a still life work and writer Dumas traded his entire life’s writing in exchange for a life annuity of twelve Cavaillon melons a year It was this heralded history that first attracted Thibault to this treasured fruit the quality of the ingredients is paramount to the taste,” said Thibault “This is why I selected the Cavaillon melon But the melon in Cavaillon is much more than that – it is history Exceptional climate and abundant sunshine make Cavaillon the perfect environment to cultivate what has become known locally as “the golden fruit.” Similar to the French winter wheat used to make GREY GOOSE vodka generations of family-owned farmers have passionately cared for this fruit the melons are carefully transported to Grasse the global center of luxury fragrance development where one of the worlds’s leading flavor houses expertly extracts the natural essence of the unique Cavaillon melon flavor Once the natural flavor has been developed to be masterfully blended with GREY GOOSE vodka It is here where Thibault oversees every aspect of the blending process and tastes each batch to ensure perfection GREY GOOSE Le Melon will be available in stores May 1 at a suggested retail price of $29.99 for the 750ml size The launch will be supported by national print digital and an experiential summer program featuring the signature cocktail the Melon Mule – a new twist on a classic – a perfect blend of sweet Cavaillon melons and the rich spice of ginger beer served deliciously chilled in a copper vessel Perfect for the summer and so simple to make the Melon Mule is made with 1 1/2 parts GREY GOOSE Le Melon three parts ginger beer and three lime wedges Every aspect of the creation of GREY GOOSE® is focused on crafting vodka of unmatched quality The creation of GREY GOOSE begins with the very best ingredients from France – soft winter wheat from the Picardy region le grenier à blé (the breadbasket of France) and spring water from Gensac-La-Pallue that is naturally filtered through limestone that stratified over millions of years A unique distillation process brings out the naturally superior characteristics of these ingredients the expertise of the GREY GOOSE Maître de Chai (Cellar Master) ensures an unparalleled smoothness and exceptional taste to the connoisseur palate The GREY GOOSE portfolio is comprised of GREY GOOSE vodka Early Registration Open Early Registration Open You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed the interim president of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) is campaigning with a view to becoming its leader in the autumn Digesting a pig on a spit in hot weather at 33°C in the shade of the plane trees of the Cavaillon racecourse in the south of France He is good-looking!" Jordan Bardella appeared he willingly accepted photos with ladies delighted to cling to the dashing interim party president he took the pose behind the lectern while telling of "a real horror movie" in a "savage and inhuman France." He was aware that down below his photographer was firing away at him the photographer Raphaël Attal has been instructed The series created by Soazig de La Moissonnière the official photographer of Emmanuel Macron "He likes a slick PR," said François Paradol Le Pen is working on shaping his image as future president of the RN and preparing its "new era." "The moment to board the car is approaching I will choose to drive," he said privately A party congress is to be held in the fall to hand him the keys Bardella slalomed between fired shots and as many paradoxes he said he wanted to continue the normalization begun ten years ago and erase the extremism of the ex-Front National (the RN's former name).. but he easily attunes to the ideology of Eric Zemmour – "a competitor not an opponent" – whose books he had avidly read The division of tasks with the RN presidential candidate (Ms Le Pen) was not just a matter of circumstance To him the wooing of the Zemmourian electorate through repeats of the racist theory of the "great replacement" and clichés directed at foreigners; to Ms To him also the meetings in the Var and the Vaucluse departments in the south for the legislative elections Le Pen preferred to be in the Hauts-de-France region of the north in the hope of avoiding a parliamentary group which would be too much in favor of the northern line Although he lacks the political density of a Le Pen he is not the empty shell described by his detractors: He is much more identitarian than Ms the great gathering of American conservatives Bardella transformed himself into a clone of Jean-Marie Le Pen by lecturing on world demography and "the rush to Europe" from Africa he discoursed on the "question of civilization," the insecurity which would spread "like the metastasis of a cancer," the promise to "force [the drug kingpins] to look down" His notes flying away under a gust of wind barely broke the flow of his diatribe against the academic Pap Ndiaye whom the 26-year-old non-graduate targets as a "theorist of hatred of the French Republic," supporter of "meetings prohibited to whites." A fanciful caricature Ndiaye maintains a balanced discourse on universalism and identity and aspires to "de-racialize society" by addressing discrimination.. he is a child of the middle class of the Parisian suburbs in Seine-Saint-Denis Son of a mother who arrived from Italy in the 1960s whom he wanted to go encourage in November 2020 He failed to join the French political science university Identity and immigration are more motivating to him than economics "I didn't get up in the morning at 16 dreaming of getting out of the euro," he said in the summer of 2021 "My first political memories were the riots of 2005," he said on the TV news channel CNews on May 31 as much as I have no memory of the 2005 referendum (and) I say it .. Because downstairs the house was on fire." He is an asset to achieve the synthesis between Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour there is a large orphan constituency on the right to be conquered and bridges to be built," he said to Le Monde in the same vein as he did at the show of the [far-right weekly] Valeurs actuelles "All these people who share values and convictions will have to journey together But the chief activist is already encountering tough resistance blades are being sharpened in Hénin-Beaumont in the north The clan led by the MP Bruno Bilde and the mayor Steeve Briois who has been waging a merciless war against Mr Bardella since the stormy nominations for the regional elections of 2021 the most placid can become monsters," said Sébastien Chenu Bardella's appointment as interim president Briois no longer set foot in the party headquarters from the executive committee to the national nomination commission They have been putting pressure on senior officials by phone to nominate their supporters they went so far as to threaten to block the sponsorship of elected officials in the northern Pas-de-Calais department if they did not have the heads of elected officials compatible with Mr such as Christophe Boudot and Isabelle Surply in the south-eastern Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Briois had contributed eight signatures of mayors "My difference with the number two of the Front(National) in the last 30 years it is that I have no desire for hegemony," said the interim president to distance himself from the "sectarianism" of Hénin in the north He said he was "set for ten years" and challenged himself: "Once you are launched you can't stop." All the way to the presidential election He knows that he has to earn his legitimacy He who has never been elected in an uninominal ballot or by the authorities of the apparatus and who has never practiced a profession in his working life to the point that he fears a rival candidacy "It was not my movement," said the prince of the far right who knows he is being mocked as a puppet or cash register for Ms not to start a revolution or abolish privileges." He will have to emancipate himself to hold a party twice his age Bardella no longer drops by the manor of Montretout daughter of Philippe and Marie-Caroline Olivier (Marine Le Pen's sister) with whom he formed a couple since the European elections of 2019 Translation of an original article published in French on lemonde.fr; the publisher may only be liable for the French version Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker