This Sunday the name of the President of the French State will be known for the next five years: Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen. Faced with the possibility of the extreme right reaching power, various structures have called for action against it: Trade unions such as CGT, FSU, Solidaires, Solidaires Etudiant and SAF, anti-racist movements MRAP, Human Rights Leagues, Ligue de l’enseignement, feminist NousToutes and Attac, among others. Calls have stressed that shared values "are incompatible with hatred, xenophobia and nationalist demagogy" and have therefore called for mobilisation. The demonstration will start on Thursday afternoon at 18:00 p.m. from Baiona Square in front of the town house.

Joint call of several elects from the Basque Country

On Wednesday, 20 April, dozens of voters from the Commonwealth of Iparralde have made a joint appeal to "democratic urgency". Stating that the risk of the extreme right reaching power "is greater than ever", they stressed the need to "not turn the common situation". "Our moral and political responsibility is to exercise the right to vote in a way that does not regret not having done so to avoid the worst," he added.

In order to spread the message, a symbolic vote was organised on 20 April in front of the house of the people of Baiona. These include the Mayor of Baiona, Jean-Rene Etxegarai; the President of the Commonwealth; Mr Maider Arosteguy, Mayor of Biarritz; Mr Kotte Ecenarro of Hendaia; Mr Jean-Michel Coscarat of Baigorri; Mr Isabelle Pargade of Hazparne; Mr Maite of Ratespitu

According to the latest surveys

Macron achieved 27.4% of the votes and Le Pen, 24%, in the first round held on 10 April. The latest polls put Macron as the winner, but not with the difference of five years ago, which earned 66% of the votes in 2017 and the far right 34%. According to the polls of 21 April, Macron would hold 56% of the votes.

The day before, there were almost three hours of conversation between the two politicians.