1 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:15,520 YES FROM THE LEFT PUBLIC MEETING TODAY, 6 P.M. 2 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,600 It was packed. We turned people away. 3 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,280 -That's a sign. -That Yes can make a comeback? 4 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,680 I would even say that Yes can win the referendum. 5 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,560 Isn't that autosuggestion? Yes has stagnated at 40%. 6 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,440 Wait. People have one right: to elect a president, 7 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,840 and we want to remove that right. Of course, they'll initially say no. 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,760 No has the dynamic. That's normal. But it has hit its limit. 9 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,360 60% for No and the dynamic is over? 10 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,840 What is a dynamic? A gathering of strength aimed at development. 11 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,400 An expansion. 12 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:55,280 If you don't know the definitions, we won't get very far. Get a dictionary. 13 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:57,640 You're the journalists, not me. 14 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,240 In the end, the Yes has one problem: Dorendeu. 15 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:06,000 She's dragging us down. When she talks, we lose three points. 16 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,840 That's why I had to add "from the left" after the "Yes." 17 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,440 On the other side, Michel is royally messing up. 18 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,200 Vidal and Dorendeu are like Dastardly and Muttley. 19 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,640 "Oh, Dastardly!" 20 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,480 -That's off the record. -What's the comeback strategy? 21 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,880 The undecided are the key: 42%. 22 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,360 The French will only show interest at the very end. 23 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,480 -Films are the same. -Films? 24 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,680 When picking a film, we'd do research, 25 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,680 read the synopses and we knew what we were seeing. 26 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,640 Now, with streaming, people stay at home and decide at the last minute. 27 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,040 Two minutes before, they had no idea. Politics is the same. 28 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,560 Voters form their opinion at the last minute. 29 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,400 So, get ready for a totally different film! 30 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:02,880 Hi, Philippe. 31 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:07,400 Yesterday, campaigners found leaflets chucked in the garbage. 32 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,360 It's sabotage. The Socialists aren't playing ball. 33 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,840 Before it was passive resistance, but this is plain sabotage. 34 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,320 The joint rallies are priority. 35 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,240 About that. The big names pass the buck or send a stand-in. 36 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,440 And Kalhenberg? 37 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,200 He's like everyone else. He can read the polls. 38 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,160 -Who is it? -He always has an excuse. 39 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,000 -Dupraz. -He hides while we're on the front line. 40 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,480 I'll talk to him. 41 00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:31,680 -What about Véro? -What about her? 42 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,640 If she joined the Yes, politically, it'd give us a boost and financially... 43 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,800 I wouldn't turn away the region's money. 44 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:40,320 Véro is complicated. 45 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,720 Soon, it will get complicated for everyone. 46 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,680 Aurore, we'll talk tomorrow. Okay? 47 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,520 She's going to walk out. 48 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,680 Dupraz was always a spoiled child. 49 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,920 I'm going to lose everything I built. Strength always follows strength. 50 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,880 We're in a spiral. You know how it starts, but not how it ends. 51 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,280 I can come back from defeat, but not a thrashing. 52 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,480 If we come out with 32 or 30... Can you imagine? 53 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,160 Don't say no, it is possible. 54 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:09,680 I'm not saying no. 55 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,600 There are three weeks left. 56 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,960 You can't look to the future. You need damage control. 57 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,240 It's military medicine. Basic survival, leave the rest for later. 58 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,120 -Any ideas? -Amélie. 59 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,840 No way! My whole strategy is distancing my Yes from hers. 60 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,800 Otherwise, I'm siding with her. 61 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:29,640 Is it working? 62 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,720 So call her. Meet her. 63 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,400 And do what you do best. The Black Baron. 64 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,760 You must help her campaign. Or you'll fall with her. 65 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,040 -Good morning, sir. -Good morning. 66 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:14,720 Thank you. 67 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:38,800 Shall we take a walk? 68 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,920 Since the campaign launch, I suggested to unite our forces. 69 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,480 Not only did you refuse any coordination or joint rallies, 70 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,400 in every interview, you lay into me with all your might. 71 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,680 Two months on, this is the result. 72 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:01,440 The Yes is lagging behind and it could fall further. 73 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:05,000 -We need to stand united now. -They'll say we're panicking. 74 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,800 It stinks of defeat and no one wants to be a loser. 75 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,120 If you keep saying Yes will win, they'll worry about your sanity. 76 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:15,640 Yes will win. My strategy is good. But it can't be done by halves. 77 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,560 What do you mean? 78 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:20,840 Disappear. 79 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,400 Not a word or image of you until the vote. 80 00:05:24,840 --> 00:05:26,840 You're ruining the campaign, Amélie. 81 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,480 For many, the referendum question is secondary. 82 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,040 It's your referendum. It is for or against you. 83 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,960 You may find it unfair, but it's automatic. 84 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,720 With you, No gains support. It's best to stay quiet. 85 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,840 Do you really think I'll stop campaigning? 86 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,120 Not straight away. We need a final statement. 87 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:45,320 Whatever the result, you won't resign. 88 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,040 Nobody will vote No in the hope that you will step down. 89 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,480 -Then, radio silence. -That would be an admission of weakness. 90 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:58,520 Seeming weak is not important if you finish in a strong position. 91 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,360 So I step away from the campaign. 92 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,320 And de facto, 93 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,640 you take over the Yes camp. Obviously, by doing that, 94 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,640 you create political space for the future. 95 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,680 -Everything has its price. -Why would I accept that? 96 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:16,840 You don't have a choice. 97 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:22,240 I think this constructive meeting is coming to a close. 98 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,000 I don't regret pushing you to become president. 99 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,000 It was urgent and bought us some time before the catastrophe. 100 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:32,120 Let's be honest, you became president too quickly, too young. 101 00:06:32,280 --> 00:06:34,120 Before I finished training you. 102 00:06:34,280 --> 00:06:38,400 Your profound and detailed explanations on the meaning of life 103 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,880 have been deeply missed, Philippe. 104 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,600 You're like every president before you. Isolated, closed off, 105 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:50,880 disconnected and above all, hated. You have no idea how hated you are. 106 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,760 I hear it everywhere I go. 107 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,320 They hate you. Total, radical, profound hatred. 108 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,880 Who dares to tell you that? Lambray? Duverne? 109 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,480 Borde? They wouldn't dare. 110 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,920 Anyway, they're living in a bubble too. Yours. 111 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,360 I won't show you out. You know the way. 112 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,240 -Yes? -Hi, Michel. 113 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,800 -Hi, Michel. -Have you seen the horoscopes? 114 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,960 The Yes has fallen below 40. 115 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,240 39% on today's rolling IFOP poll. 116 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,320 The big lesson: Dorendeu and Rickwaert have made a big mistake 117 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,920 by thinking that proposing a fair idea is sufficient to get support. 118 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,760 If that were the case, I'd have been president for 20 years. 119 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,000 What's wrong? You look ten years older than me. 120 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,840 Duvivier, from L'Humanité, told me what Rickwaert said off the record. 121 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,320 Another lesson: there is no such thing as off the record. 122 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,920 He lumped you with Dorendeu by comparing you... 123 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:00,800 To Dastardly and Muttley. 124 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,240 Excellent. Am I Dastardly or Muttley? 125 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,920 Well, it all seems to be ancient history to you. 126 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:14,360 A cartoon. Dastardly and his dog Muttley are baddies, nasty baddies, 127 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:19,280 who perpetually fail at catching a nice, very clever pigeon, 128 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:23,600 despite increasingly wacky strategies. I loved it. 129 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,880 For Rickwaert, it's an insult. 130 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,760 You can't run for president with a traitor who wants you to lose. 131 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,080 -Exclude him. -Him and all the Yessers. 132 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,800 Dupraz, Zineb, Sika, Ostovany. Cut loose. 133 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,040 Another lesson: killing a dead man is pointless. 134 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:42,000 Worse than that, you risk reviving him by making him the victim. 135 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,040 We'll do the contrary. 136 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,600 The No will finish with a crushing victory. 137 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:52,080 The people will have cut through the controversy in my favor. 138 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:56,120 We're ready to do my favorite thing: 139 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,800 create a new persona. 140 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,280 The Michel Vidal who will win the presidential campaign 141 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,320 will have achieved an unimaginable transformation. 142 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,400 The traitors will have tarnished and insulted him, however, 143 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:13,440 he spares them. The opposite to the tyrant they described. 144 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:19,800 I become the wise one who can pardon those who strayed. 145 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,440 What if he starts again? 146 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,640 On what line? The union? Now that my victory is absolute, 147 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,160 I'll take up the mantle. 148 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:31,800 Michel, we can't make a left-wing union. The people wouldn't tolerate it. 149 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,600 Maybe. But if we're not in the union, 150 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,880 or worse, it's against us, it closes the doors of power to us. 151 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:42,440 To avoid that, the best way is to do it ourselves. 152 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:47,240 I'll announce that we need to go beyond Yes and No and that it's time 153 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:51,880 to unite with the ecologists, the humanists, and anyone else, 154 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,720 the moment I am their champion to beat Dorendeu. 155 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:03,120 We're going to bleed Rickwaert dry, every last drop. 156 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,920 After the Prefect's welcome, we're meeting the local MPs. 157 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,720 I included all their names and mandates in the introductory dossier. 158 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,360 Dorendeu dictatorship! 159 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,200 Stop here. 160 00:10:29,680 --> 00:10:31,320 Dorendeu dictatorship! 161 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:36,400 Hello. 162 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,040 Dorendeu dictatorship! 163 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:49,120 I think I got the message. Can't we debate it? 164 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,680 -What do you think? -Dorendeu dictatorship! 165 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,360 Explain to me why you think France is a dictatorship. 166 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:55,880 Because you stole the power. 167 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,040 The power is the people's and you took it. 168 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,720 The people voted for me. It is called democracy. 169 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,560 That isn't true democracy. 170 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,720 This may surprise you, but I partially agree. 171 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,520 Though I wouldn't express it in the same way. 172 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:11,400 The aim of the referendum is to democratize our institutions. 173 00:11:11,560 --> 00:11:13,800 What difference will it make? 174 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,840 A whole assembly of crooks instead of just one. It's the same. 175 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,600 You stole the power. You're the banks' puppet! 176 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:23,680 -Dorendeu dictatorship! -I won't allow such nonsense. 177 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,480 And there's the scornful remarks. 178 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,520 I came to you, to listen to your arguments, your insults... 179 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:31,640 Step back! 180 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,480 She's the criminal. 181 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:42,200 Step back. 182 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:02,200 LIVE. WHO HIT THE PRESIDENT? 183 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,000 People say he supports Brittany's independence. 184 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,880 Nonsense. It's about the referendum, not Brittany. 185 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,040 "Yannick Kerson... 186 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,040 Unemployed. No criminal record, 187 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,440 not linked to any political party or group." 188 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,760 Bullshit. The question is who is he linked to? 189 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,000 -Chalon? Vidal? -Wait. Listen to this. 190 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:25,200 "According to a source, and traces on social media, 191 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:29,760 Yannick Kerson seems to admire Mercier." That figures. 192 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,240 What figures? Who is this Mercier? 193 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:34,400 The science teacher who posts videos online. 194 00:12:34,560 --> 00:12:37,600 -He gets thousands of views. -A science teacher? 195 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,160 Yeah. Christophe Mercier. 196 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,640 What kind of videos? Kittens with test tubes? 197 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,320 No, political videos. 198 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,000 -A science teacher? -Yeah. 199 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,240 Okay, I get it. Conspiracy theories. 200 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,560 Not really. More like anti-establishment. 201 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,480 -A fascist then. -No. He labels France as a dictatorship, 202 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,120 that the elections are a sham and that it isn't true democracy. 203 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,680 That figures. He's a corrupt Indy. 204 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,080 -An Indy? -An independent. 205 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,440 Proudhon, Bakounine. An anarchist. 206 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,560 Dad, you can't put 150-year-old labels on people! 207 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,920 This Mercier guy must be left or right wing. 208 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:20,320 His model is Athens. Selection by lot, instead of elections. 209 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,040 Selection by lot... Who watches this? 210 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,840 Young people, old people. Loads of different people actually. 211 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,320 Do you like him? 212 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,960 I think he's weird, but with people I know, 213 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,280 friends of friends, Mercier is very popular. 214 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,600 No, I'm fine. I promise. The images are deceptive. 215 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,720 -It was incredibly violent. -The slap wasn't the most violent thing. 216 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:50,640 It was the manic look on his face. 217 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:55,600 -A lunatic, you mean. -There was so much hatred in his eyes. 218 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:57,640 He wanted to scare me. 219 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:59,120 I hope he pays for it. 220 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,760 He's going straight to court. 221 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:07,520 He should be judged by a real dictator. So he can learn the difference. 222 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:11,840 Olivier, I miss you. 223 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,160 I miss you too. 224 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,600 -You're coming back on... -The 19th. 225 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,160 New York to Paris at 7:44. Leaving from JFK. 226 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,760 -I have to go. -Lots of love. 227 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,440 The talking points for the party, the ministers and MPs. 228 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:52,760 No. I don't want to be victimized. I'm not Cosette or Cinderella. 229 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,640 It isn't a strategy. You are the victim of an attack. 230 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:57,720 It may be the vote's turning point. 231 00:14:57,880 --> 00:14:59,360 All have condemned it. 232 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:03,960 We need to cleverly move with the wave of sympathy which will favor you. 233 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,560 If we focus on the attacker, we make him a martyr. 234 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,040 -He's an unemployed former executive... -I'm listening. 235 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:16,040 ...on welfare. I'm the State. The famous Dorendeu dictatorship. 236 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:22,040 Believe me. After stories on poverty and abandonment of peripheral France, 237 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,520 -the executioner becomes the victim. -Christophe Mercier. 238 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:29,440 He's been polluting the internet for years with his anti-democratic tirades. 239 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,360 The attacker often read his blogs and shared his content. 240 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,440 His actions are unsurprising. 241 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,560 We also know that under questioning 242 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,920 Yannick Kerson admitted meeting Christophe Mercier two weeks ago. 243 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,320 -That was Homeland. -Great. 244 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,280 You must press charges. 245 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,840 He's the ideal target. You're not the victim of a madman, 246 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,520 but a risky ideological trend fronted by Mercier. 247 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:53,960 Did Kerson say Mercier encouraged him? 248 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,120 -No, he's protecting him. -So Mercier isn't behind it. 249 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:59,720 We could establish aiding and abetting. 250 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:04,200 Like the link between Daesh propaganda and the actions of lone wolves. 251 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,320 Does Mercier incite violence on his site? 252 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,320 -Not explicitly. -It won't hold up. 253 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,720 Mercier will be summoned as an assisted witness and that's all. 254 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:14,640 They met! Mercier is the principal. 255 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,720 The President cannot be a victim. 256 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,800 Yes can't win by pretending I'm something I'm not. 257 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,360 They hate me. 258 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,440 It's the only conclusion. 259 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:34,240 I regret that nobody here was capable of or wanted to make the diagnosis. 260 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,680 There's only one way to get back on our feet. 261 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:44,080 Admit the reality of the hatred and draw on the consequences. 262 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,200 By deciding to act immediately with a solemn address, 263 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,440 Amélie Dorendeu wants to "mark the moment" after the attack... 264 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,760 It's 8 o'clock. Here's the President. 265 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:06,440 My fellow citizens, as you know, this morning, in front of... 266 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,680 Shit! 267 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,960 Damn it. 268 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:19,400 Shit. 269 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,800 Hello. Put France Info on, please. 270 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,720 -Sure. -...unacceptable violence. 271 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,280 -Where to, sir? -Shh, turn it up. 272 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:31,600 Turn it up. 273 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:36,560 ...nor the hate inciters behind screens, nor the petty acts of violence... 274 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:39,440 -I can't stay here. -Go anywhere, but shut up. 275 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,160 ...my determination to take this debate to the end. 276 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:44,640 Nobody will stop me 277 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,680 from meeting with the French people around the country. 278 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:49,280 How stupid can she be? 279 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,320 No one will influence this vote. 280 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:56,360 To be totally clear, whatever the outcome, 281 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,480 I will finish my term in office as voted by the French people. 282 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,800 There, Amélie! You can when you want to. 283 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,320 This referendum is not about me. 284 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,040 Switch it off. 285 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:10,840 Where are we going? 286 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:19,960 Don't forget to call Jacqueline to give us the rundown of... 287 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:23,680 The No is strong on the radio today! 288 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,760 I mean, my total outrage and strongest possible condemnation 289 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,440 of the despicable attack on the President. 290 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,720 Though you'd think it was a terrorist with a machete! 291 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:41,080 I've said it 7 times since yesterday. They'll keep asking. 292 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,480 Meanwhile, nobody's mentioning the actual crux of her speech. 293 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:48,760 After a failed referendum, the President must take responsibility and resign. 294 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:50,600 Like de Gaulle in 1969. 295 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:54,920 Though there is deep logic in Dorendeu's politics... 296 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,200 Liquidate the General's legacy. 297 00:18:57,360 --> 00:19:00,520 Great expression... I'm sorry I didn't think of it myself. 298 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,640 Take it. I'm giving it to you. 299 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,760 I haven't used it yet and it suits you better. 300 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,120 Go on, or you'll be late. 301 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:20,280 Please! We have one statement to make. 302 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,800 My client, Mr. Mercier, has answered all questions. 303 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,160 He has been released due to unfounded claims 304 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,160 as we clearly demonstrated to investigators. Thank you. 305 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,240 No other statements will be made. 306 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,680 Did you meet Yannick Kerson, the President's attacker? 307 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,000 Yes, two weeks ago, at his request. 308 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:46,320 -Let him speak, damn it! -Where did you see him? 309 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,160 I can tell you that Yannick Kerson is suffering. 310 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,560 He asked for help, but this was ignored. 311 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:57,160 He has been abandoned. 312 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:02,920 No MP or responsible party, or "irresponsible" as I call them, 313 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,800 no one met him, no one listened. 314 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,480 So in the end, he turned to me. 315 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,720 Should I have shut the door? 316 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,600 Yannick Kerson is suffering. 317 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,680 -What did he talk about? -His shame of being poor. 318 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,560 For listening to his pain, I got six hours of questioning. 319 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,040 While the MPs, whose job it is, 320 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,480 are rushing to condemn this man whom they know nothing about. 321 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,880 -You don't condemn the attack? -I understand it. 322 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:31,800 Everyone condemns it! 323 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,680 -Who? -Politicians, from Chalon to Vidal. 324 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,720 Of course the irresponsible politicians condemn it. 325 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,200 They pretend to disagree, 326 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:42,520 but in reality, the block defends its own interests. 327 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:46,080 They defend themselves, protect themselves and cover each other. 328 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:50,320 But the people have been taking hits for years without any condemnation. 329 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,920 Mr. Mercier, could you be accused of inciting violence? 330 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:59,000 I have been conditioned by my job: I see things with a scientific eye. 331 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:03,720 Society is like a living organism. Its electoral system produces MPs, 332 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:08,200 like a growing tumor that stops the organism from functioning. 333 00:21:08,360 --> 00:21:10,280 So it defends itself 334 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:14,880 by triggering an immune response. It can be violent. 335 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,880 The social body reacts to neutralize the tumor, 336 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:22,320 stop its spread, and in short, eradicate evil to return to democracy. 337 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:29,480 Mr. Mercier, the President presents the referendum as a way 338 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,920 of democratizing institutions. What's your view? 339 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,280 Would you try beating cancer with homeopathy? 340 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,560 -What would you propose... -Thank you. 341 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:49,200 The daily poll should be heartwarming for Yes supporters as it rises to 43%, 342 00:21:49,360 --> 00:21:51,240 even if the gap remains sizable. 343 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,320 Yes, but for the first time, we can see a momentum change. 344 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,360 As this poll was taken two days ago, 345 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,080 after the attack on Amélie Dorendeu, 346 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,120 it confirms the impact of this event on the campaign. 347 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,080 Amélie may be stubborn, but she isn't stupid. 348 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,520 Announcing that she wouldn't resign has gained points. 349 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,640 -The pollsters are wrong, and you too. -What? 350 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,760 Compared to the previous poll, the number of Yes voters hasn't changed. 351 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:20,240 The No is losing ground. 352 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,560 So it pushes the Yes up in the final results. 353 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:25,680 It isn't your strategy. 354 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,840 -It's this. -That tele-evangelist? 355 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,240 He's making the impact. The Prophet of Sortition. 356 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,320 Watch this video. It has 900,000 views. 357 00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:39,200 Why isn't he saying anything? 358 00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:41,560 He's receiving live questions. 359 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:45,840 That's a very interesting question. Why was Amélie Dorendeu elected? 360 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,160 I know why. Because I helped her. 361 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,040 You could say for her ideas. Not believable, so why? 362 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:55,040 I think she is the president because she is a woman. 363 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:59,120 People will call me sexist. But look at it as the system. 364 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,760 It is out of breath. So it gets sneaky. 365 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,320 For nothing to change, that has to change. 366 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:08,040 Men always have the power? Let's have a woman! 367 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,480 That's a Nazi seed. It's obvious. 368 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,960 ...like the USA and Obama. 369 00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:17,960 Mixed race makes a good impression. American democracy seems great. 370 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:22,000 But police violence against black people shows that nothing has changed. 371 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,360 Black, female, Arab, Jewish: 372 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,760 they are all diversions intended to mislead us. 373 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,120 The entire system needs to be overhauled. 374 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,000 This madman could save us from catastrophe. 375 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,880 -We need to push him to the max. -Sorry? 376 00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:42,240 I'm drawing conclusions from your analysis. 377 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,600 Abstention pushes Yes up as the No loses ground. 378 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:49,320 The key is Amélie. We need Amélie. 379 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,880 Given your last meeting... 380 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:03,120 Abstention rate is high in the No camp. 381 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:04,760 It is the opposite with Yes. 382 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:08,720 The swing is not between Yes and No, but between No and abstention. 383 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,120 Christophe Mercier and the No have common ground: 384 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:13,720 anti-establishment. 385 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:16,640 So pushing Mercier 386 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:21,200 would force the No down in favor of abstention, and the Yes goes up. 387 00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:23,680 Interesting. But how? 388 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:27,440 Put Mercier in the spotlight by organizing a debate with him. 389 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,920 Which No supporters would accept that? 390 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,640 Honestly, the best option would be Mercier and a Yes supporter. 391 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,400 The aim is to replace the Yes-No opposition 392 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:40,520 with a new division: Yes against abstention. 393 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:44,600 Hence a debate with Mercier against Yes, making Mercier victorious. 394 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:49,000 He becomes the new anti-establishment champion, the Yes's best enemy. 395 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:53,800 In the votes, abstention eats away at the No and the real winner... 396 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:57,200 Is Yes. We need to lose against Mercier to win. 397 00:24:57,360 --> 00:25:00,080 Like a fixed game. 398 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:04,600 To lose intentionally, who better than she who best represents the system. 399 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,880 Is this a joke? 400 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,160 Who else then? Borde? 401 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:16,760 He is just disliked, not hated. The impact would be too weak. 402 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:20,360 -But with you... -I understand why Philippe sent you. 403 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,800 This meeting is over. 404 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,080 Madam President, this is my idea, not Philippe's. 405 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,080 He was sure you'd refuse. 406 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,840 But as I think it is the only way to win, 407 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,040 I decided to persuade you myself. 408 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:36,520 No. 409 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,320 You're here because he doesn't want to be ridiculed 410 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:43,400 by a Youtuber halfway between Joseph Goebbels and Bozo the Clown. 411 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,680 Rickwaert is always one move ahead. 412 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,880 The only thing he wants is to see me torn to shreds. 413 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,600 I get that his energy fascinates you. 414 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,680 Laugier, Vidal, myself, we've all fallen under his spell. 415 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,560 But sooner or later, he'll show his true colors. 416 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:03,000 A man who can't stop himself from destroying everything he built. 417 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,680 When that happens, come see me. 418 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,520 Your talent doesn't deserve to be wasted. 419 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:29,520 Well? 420 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:33,120 -I'll see you in Dunkirk tomorrow. -What did she say? 421 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,160 -A resounding no. -Shit. 422 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:41,240 She hates you. 423 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:42,720 You said it was your idea? 424 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:45,720 She knows you too well, Philippe. 425 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,360 Sonia79 suggests a voting slip 426 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,280 giving them the finger "to shove up their ass." 427 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,560 I like the honesty, but... 428 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,120 A ballot box labeled "Idiot trap." A classic. 429 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:26,920 Friends, we have a visitor. 430 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:31,800 Hold on. Just a few technical changes... 431 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,720 Exclusively, here is the Black Baron. 432 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:39,640 Good, I can see it. 433 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,280 -Hello. -Welcome, Mr. Rickwaert. 434 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,720 -Be careful, you're on dangerous ground. -Not for me. 435 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,720 We need to be able to talk. 436 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,680 I've been listening and I have a winning idea. 437 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:53,640 Your ballot paper exists. It's Yes. 438 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,160 Your suggestion doesn't seem popular. 439 00:27:58,320 --> 00:27:59,880 If I understood your reasoning, 440 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,120 democracy can't be mistaken for elections. 441 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,040 That isn't so, Mr. Rickwaert. 442 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,520 Elections are an elitist confiscation of power. 443 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:11,320 It is anti-democratic. Electing is abdicating, renouncing sovereignty. 444 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:16,240 Fine. But in a referendum, nobody is elected. You vote Yes or No. 445 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,360 Who chooses the question? Not the people. 446 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:22,200 You're right. The Elysée does. It decides everything, all of the time. 447 00:28:22,360 --> 00:28:24,600 To represent the people, No is worse than Yes. 448 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:30,360 It is more democratic to be represented by 577 MPs instead of just one. 449 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:34,320 That is what is at stake: a presidential or parliamentarian regime. 450 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,920 -The plague or cholera. -No, it is more representative. 451 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:39,400 LOSE YOUR TEMPER 452 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,600 More representative? Of the worst of us. 453 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:45,120 -The liars of the political block... -Calm down, I can insult too! 454 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:48,200 Mr. Rickwaert, 455 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,120 this isn't the Assembly. We listen to each other 456 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:52,640 and respect each other. 457 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:56,040 These aren't insults, but unfortunate facts. 458 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,320 MPs are the worst of us as they want power. 459 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,880 Plato taught us that those people mustn't be given power. 460 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,840 MPs are also liars as one must lie to be elected 461 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:06,600 and keep lying to stay elected. 462 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:08,440 Elections aren't democracy. 463 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,000 NOW 464 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:14,680 I was elected for 20 years. I know what democracy is. 465 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:16,800 Twenty years? 466 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,280 -Here we are... -What? Where are we? 467 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,040 Being elected doesn't make you an expert. 468 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,120 Elected officials are not superior. 469 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:27,880 They are not all-knowing. True democracy is selection by lot. 470 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:29,760 Sortition does not give power to those who want it. 471 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:33,800 -It makes lying pointless. -By playing with chance? 472 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,840 -You're left wing? -And proud of it. 473 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,880 How can you accept that since 1789, when elections were introduced, 474 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,560 power has always fallen to the richest? 475 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:48,080 Political and economic power are always in the same hands. Why? 476 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,360 Because the rich write their constitutions, 477 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:52,120 tailor-made to conserve power. 478 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,480 It is a fact. Established and verifiable. 479 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,600 SHUT UP AND END IT! 480 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:58,680 ...for 200 years, the poor governed. 481 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:00,920 Those selected by lot have more chance 482 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,760 of coming from the 99% rather than the 1%. 483 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:08,520 Mr. Rickwaert, be consistent with yourself. 484 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,840 We won't be reaching an agreement today. 485 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:14,200 No, but I hope that we will some day. 486 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:18,160 Thank you for visiting, Mr. Rickwaert, goodbye. 487 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,600 -That was perfect. -Son of a bitch! Jerk! 488 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,640 "Oh, no, Mr. Rickwaert... Not at all, Mr. Rickwaert." 489 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:30,640 Shut up, little shit! Idiot. Loser! 490 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:32,280 Damn clown! 491 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:37,480 You'll come back from this. 492 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,320 But nobody can come back from losing a referendum 40-60. 493 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:42,920 Jackass. 494 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:47,920 No, he's a nice guy. The system is the problem, not the people. 495 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:53,960 Why don't we boycott the referendum? I'll summarize for people just joining. 496 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:55,560 We all agree, 497 00:30:55,720 --> 00:31:00,560 whether Yes or No wins, the political block will retain power. 498 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:02,400 No. 499 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:05,720 They aren't worried about abstention, those irresponsible politicians. 500 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:09,440 On the contrary. They'll say: "The people don't care. 501 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:11,600 So, we'll keep deciding for them." 502 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:13,760 Hence a ballot to promote our message. 503 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:17,360 The only true democracy isn't elections, but selection by lot. 504 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:22,000 That is the aim of this online contest. Find the ballot with the biggest impact. 505 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:23,840 I'm counting on you! 506 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:28,960 -Gabrielle Delabre. -Voted. 507 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,800 Mrs. Merlaine Sylvie, Yvonne, Madeleine. 508 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:33,280 Voted. 509 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,200 DEMOCRACY IS SELECTION BY LOT 510 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:47,440 There are always people moaning that they've been struck off the list. 511 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,280 How many? Fourteen at 11 a.m. 512 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:53,360 Yes, for a referendum, that's a lot. 513 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:57,120 I don't care about office 14. 514 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:59,640 I want office eight. Get me eight. 515 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:02,160 Eleven is normal. It's right wing. 516 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:05,720 But I have doubts about four. No, I need eight. 517 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:10,120 -Surprise! -Hi, Dad! 518 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,400 I'll call you back. 519 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:16,960 -Why are you here? Are the polls bad? -It isn't even midday. It's fine. 520 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,360 I thought it'd be a hard day for you and it looks like I'm right. 521 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:24,080 Like all the old ladies, I voted as the Paris office opened. 522 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,200 Now, I'm here. 523 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,040 So you've introduced yourself? 524 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,120 So you've known each other for ages. 525 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,160 So you told her. 526 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,960 Do we have the national turnout stats? 527 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,360 In office 12, people found they'd been struck off the list. 528 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,360 Why don't you sit down, relax and eat something? 529 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,440 Ah, office eight. 530 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,960 Hold on. 531 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:54,200 Give me the voting numbers hour by hour. Go on. 532 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,360 I don't believe it, Aurore. If Michel wants to kill, he kills. 533 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:02,640 With 47 for the Yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. 534 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,400 At 45, we get third-degree burns. 535 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:06,920 We can survive, but... 536 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,200 But below that, we're dead and buried. 537 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:12,840 I'll call you back. 538 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,320 Yes, I'm listening. 539 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:17,600 Yes. 540 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:22,600 Okay. Thank you. 541 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,240 51 for No. 542 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,280 Shit. We came back from the brink! 543 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:40,760 Hello? 544 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:47,240 It's a bit clearer. 545 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,360 IFOP and Sofres estimate 51.5. 546 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,520 Harris too. Nobody gives Yes the win. It can only strengthen. 547 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,680 What's the status on the left? 548 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:58,200 -The exit polls aren't reliable. -How many? 549 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:01,320 Yes has the majority on the left. 550 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:06,720 I want to be alone. 551 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:20,680 Great. We'll be there, thanks. See you later. 552 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:23,920 You'll call for a left-wing union on TF1. 553 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,680 Vidal will have spoken on France 2. 554 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,960 Who did they bump off? 555 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:31,120 Nobody. I made the call at 1 p.m. 556 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:34,280 Once I got the midday stats, I knew the outcome. 557 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:37,720 Your fixed match with Mercier worked perfectly. 558 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:39,720 Abstentionists voted invalidly. 559 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:43,720 Wait. You knew at midday and you let me stew all afternoon? 560 00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:46,920 What if I was wrong? 561 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,280 I love you. I don't want you to hate me. 562 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:54,480 "I love you too." That's what you're meant to say. 563 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:58,960 When someone says: "I love you." Convention implies: "I love you too." 564 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:01,640 I love you too. 565 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,800 I've planned a mediascope for TF1. 566 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,160 With the graphs? Isn't that expensive? 567 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,320 It's on your tab that you'll never pay. 568 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:16,240 I love you. 569 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,960 You won't say anything? What about convention? 570 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,760 You know me and conventions. I'm leftist. 571 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:27,400 Oh, shit! 572 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:35,360 -Yes. -Yes. 573 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:37,880 -Yes. -Yes. 574 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,280 -No. -No. 575 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,240 -Yes. -Yes. 576 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:44,840 No. 577 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:46,320 Spoiled. 578 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:53,120 -Selection by lot. -So it's spoiled. 579 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:54,800 Then mark "Selection by lot." 580 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,280 -Mr. President. -Selection by lot. 581 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:04,560 -This is spoiled. Put Code 13. -No, it's in the law. 582 00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:06,720 Ballot paper with recognizable symbols. 583 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,480 In brackets: "Selection by lot." Be specific. 584 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:13,880 -Sir, I know what I'm doing. -Article L66 regarding spoiled votes: 585 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,920 "Each annexed ballot must state the annexation reason." 586 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,800 Please. Remain calm. 587 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,600 We want to count the sortition votes. They must be marked as the law states. 588 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,120 The cause for annexation is that it is spoiled. 589 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:28,640 -A void ballot. -Ridiculous. 590 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:30,280 We need to write it here. 591 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:38,320 What is this? 592 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,160 You can't do this! 593 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,520 Homeland counts 276 polling place incidents. 594 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:46,400 Insults, fights, threats... 595 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,680 The police evacuate calmly, but two ballot boxes were overturned. 596 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:51,760 -Is it always for the same reasons? -Yes. 597 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,240 Counting the selection by lot votes. 598 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:56,880 Mercier supporters have shown their hand. 599 00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:59,080 They're trying to hijack the referendum. 600 00:36:59,240 --> 00:37:02,160 The final count will be higher. These are partial reports. 601 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:03,640 Could it be invalidated? 602 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:05,760 Only Yes and No count. Spoiled ballots... 603 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:09,040 If the result isn't affected, jurisprudence is consistent. 604 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,600 Call the President of the Constitutional Council. 605 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:14,000 -Will I prepare a formal statement? -No. 606 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:18,560 If we interfere, it gets political. That's what Mercier wants. 607 00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:23,400 Homeland takes care of it. Protect ballot boxes, attendance sheets 608 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:25,240 and avoid any injury. 609 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:28,440 -I want an update in ten. -Of course. 610 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:34,120 ...in Limoges, Brest and Toulon, and smaller towns, these violent incidents 611 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:38,120 according to Homeland Security, amount to an estimated total 612 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:41,240 of 694... 613 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:44,600 You didn't invent Mercier, okay? 614 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:51,360 Really? So you asked him to count the... 615 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:54,000 What? 616 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:59,000 It's heating up in Dunkirk. Office one, city hall. 617 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:08,720 The latest count is at 961 incidents, images of surprising violence... 618 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,320 Will we talk about that all night? 619 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:15,160 The serious nature of tonight's events deserve to be treated accordingly. 620 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:18,760 Serious nature... There are 65,000 polling places in France, 621 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:21,560 and for ten minutes, we're bombarded with alarming images. 622 00:38:21,720 --> 00:38:23,800 That is my job as a journalist. 623 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:26,840 Then why won't you mention the real story of the evening: 624 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:28,880 -No's victory? -Surprisingly, 625 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:30,520 I agree with Mr. Vidal. 626 00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:33,080 I think you're stretching the truth. 627 00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:36,320 I find it surprising that you haven't yet condemned the violence. 628 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:39,360 I won't detract from your defeat with this violence. 629 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:42,920 Do you know who did it? Who disrupted the vote? I don't. 630 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:45,160 We do know. Mercier's supporters. 631 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,600 Let me just highlight to Michel Vidal 632 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:51,040 that on the left, Yes has the majority. He holds the responsibility... 633 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:53,360 Kalhenberg never changes, 634 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:55,520 always standing to attention for the establishment. 635 00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:59,320 -Take that back. -I don't like your tone! 636 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:01,520 Gentlemen, please, remain calm. 637 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:05,520 Please, Ms. Saint Cricq, for once, we're having fun! 638 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,080 Evening. Is everything okay? 639 00:39:33,240 --> 00:39:37,320 -Thank you... -Thanks to you, they kept counting. 640 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:39,080 You should see a doctor. 641 00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:45,400 First the slap, now this. 642 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:48,080 What's next? Where are we heading? 643 00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:50,880 It all helps Chalon in the end. 644 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:53,960 I messed up with Mercier. I shouldn't have done it. 645 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:55,840 You did your best. It was brave. 646 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,720 You can't reason with that guy. It's tainted from the start. 647 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:03,240 His nonsense is disguised with a historical veneer. 648 00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:05,080 What's worse is it works. 649 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,200 And then Michel... 650 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:13,200 He's not up to it. He was meant to pave the way for a union. 651 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:15,240 Instead, it's a scorched-earth policy. 652 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:20,600 As Yes has the majority on the left, he isn't strong enough to negotiate. 653 00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:23,200 He'll invent anything to sabotage it all. 654 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:28,480 He'll never start the union. You were right, Philippe. 655 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:33,440 For a chance of beating Chalon, we need to confront Michel. 656 00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:49,840 Thank you. 657 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:54,120 You deserve this applause. Everyone here. 658 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:58,960 Office presidents, tellers, assessors, citizens, 659 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:04,320 for guaranteeing the vote's integrity and protecting individuals. Thank you. 660 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:08,320 Tonight, you are heroes. Heroes of democracy. 661 00:41:10,320 --> 00:41:13,880 Across France, others have done the same. 662 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,600 Thanks to you and them, democracy has won today. 663 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,520 Because violence lost. 664 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:26,680 But for how long? 665 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:29,440 After tonight, who can say it's just scare tactics? 666 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:32,760 I'm not pretending. I am scared. 667 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:36,160 We need to question ourselves and do some soul-searching. 668 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:39,520 All of us, collectively and individually. 669 00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:41,320 I'll start. 670 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:43,880 I feel dirty. 671 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:47,720 Dirty for debating with the violence polluting the internet 672 00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:52,480 that describes elected officials as irresponsible thieves. 673 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:55,720 It describes our democracy as a dictatorship, 674 00:41:55,880 --> 00:42:00,280 that the facts are just an opinion, and that the truth is subjective. 675 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:04,240 We don't debate with violence. Never! We fight it! 676 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:11,120 If this is where we are... 677 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:14,760 it is primarily the fault of an uppity power, 678 00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:17,840 cold and blind to inequality. 679 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:22,240 This power is right wing. With Dorendeu, it all moves backwards: 680 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:26,800 public services, equality, solidarity, justice. 681 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:28,920 The left is just as guilty. 682 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:33,800 Guilty of conforming to the logic of the Fifth Republic: find a leader. 683 00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:39,600 Guilty for thinking about "who", rather than "what" or "how." 684 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:43,240 Guilty of making itself powerless by staying divided. 685 00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:48,720 Dispersed, fragmented, broken up, dislocated, fractured. 686 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,520 Faced with the power, faced with the right, 687 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:54,000 all that remains is the worst threat of all: 688 00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:56,760 the shattering of democracy by the far right. 689 00:42:56,920 --> 00:43:00,840 Authoritarianism and violence, as we've seen tonight. 690 00:43:04,720 --> 00:43:10,720 In the end, the left is like the lyrics of that Jeanne Moreau song. 691 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:14,720 We met, we separated, we found each other, 692 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:17,880 and separated again, or something like that... 693 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:22,160 I'm fine with that, but only if we find each other at the end. 694 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:26,880 So, Michel Vidal, I'm sure you're watching this. 695 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:29,400 Why not cut your losses? 696 00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:31,720 Together, we can build a new Popular Front, 697 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:36,040 give ourselves the right to dream, to hope for the return of happier times. 698 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:39,080 Objectively, it initially depends on you. 699 00:43:39,240 --> 00:43:43,240 We all need to talk. We can't join the presidential race in this state. 700 00:43:43,400 --> 00:43:46,520 So, in the name of all the battles we share, 701 00:43:46,680 --> 00:43:48,240 don't be stupid, Michel. 702 00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:56,160 Don't be stupid, Michel! 703 00:43:56,320 --> 00:43:59,920 Don't be stupid, Michel! 704 00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:03,560 Don't be stupid, Michel! 705 00:44:10,240 --> 00:44:11,760 Don't be stupid, Michel! 706 00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:28,800 DON'T BE STUPID, MICHEL! 707 00:44:35,450 --> 00:44:37,160 There's Vidal! 708 00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:42,160 Don't be stupid, Michel! 709 00:45:08,720 --> 00:45:11,200 DON'T BE STUPID, MICHEL 710 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:15,960 Did you hear that there were more "selection by lot" votes than Yes or No? 711 00:45:16,120 --> 00:45:18,120 Pathetic. Mercier supporters are convinced 712 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:20,680 that's why they weren't counted. 713 00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:22,960 It feeds their delusion. There's talk of a coup d'état. 714 00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:27,680 But the quantity, Léo! The speed it spread at is fascinating. 715 00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:33,480 When you add up the key words: dice, Mercier, wearethemajority, 716 00:45:33,640 --> 00:45:38,560 that's 25 tweets a minute. 1,500 tweets an hour. 717 00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:41,400 Have we ever done that? 718 00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:45,400 Believing they have the majority, imagine what that implies. 719 00:45:45,560 --> 00:45:48,200 -Disconnected from reality? -Yes, but why? 720 00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:51,000 The humiliation is immense. 721 00:45:51,160 --> 00:45:55,800 Since it can't find an outlet, the only way out is to twist reality. 722 00:45:55,960 --> 00:45:58,760 Reinvent reality to make it bearable. 723 00:45:59,920 --> 00:46:03,280 Humiliation is the force behind political mobilization. 724 00:46:03,440 --> 00:46:06,120 It is what pushed the French to oust the King, 725 00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:10,560 the people of the Third World to revolt against colonization. 726 00:46:10,720 --> 00:46:13,440 The humiliated are our own. 727 00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:17,360 Everyone believes it helps Chalon, but it's a superficial analysis. 728 00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:21,520 Deep down, they are with us. They just don't know it yet. 729 00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:24,440 It just needs to be clearly explained to them. 730 00:46:24,600 --> 00:46:28,360 We've been explaining for years that this is the era of oustism, 731 00:46:28,520 --> 00:46:31,760 but when it comes knocking, we get fussy. 732 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:45,680 I won't be long. 733 00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:09,200 -Hello, Mr. Mercier. -Hello. Come in. 734 00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:00,640 Subtitle translation by Elaine Scott