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Distro - French Politics Then and Now 

A. Abbas 

When Abbas started photographing French politics in 1986, he had a revelation: “I discovered a world totally unknown to me, a bit like a Zulu tribe. There were handshakes, republican meals, tours of bistros and markets. And, frankly, I found it exciting. I wanted my perspective to be at once caustic and offbeat, but also very respectful; because I thought, and it’s still true, that politics is a very demanding, difficult business. Today, handshakes are replaced by selfies and politicians are drowning in a sea of cameras. We can’t approach them anymore. Everything is controlled, measured, planned.... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Lorraine region. 1986. Town of Epinal. February 1986.... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Legislative elections. February. Puy-de-Dôme region.... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Legislative elections. 1986.
Puy-de-Dôme region. Town... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Centre region. Eure-et-Loir department. Town of Chartres.... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Legislative elections. 1986.
Ile-de-France region. Yvelines... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Paris. Raymond BARRE, leader of the UDF (Union pour la... 

Abbas 1982

FRANCE. 1982.
Correze. Jacques CHIRAC (on the right), president... 

Abbas 1982

FRANCE. Limousin region. Correze department. Egletons. Jacques... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Region of Lorraine. Town of Epinal. 1986. Jacques CHIRAC... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Auvergne. Village of Viverols. Ex-President Valery GISCARD... 

Abbas 1985

FRANCE. Paris. Jean-Marie LE PEN, leader of the National Front,shares... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Paris. 1986. Socialist Party secretary Lionel JOSPIN... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Puy-de-Dôme region. City of Riom. 1986. City hall. Michel... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Lorraine region. Parliamentary elections. February 1986.
Left... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Bourges. Lionel JOSPIN, secretary general of the Socialist... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Paris. Raymond BARRE at a meeting for the RPR-UDF candidate... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Legislative elections. Paris. 1986. National Front party... 

Abbas 1985

FRANCE. Le Puy. 1985. An angry Jean-Marie LE PEN, leader of... 

Abbas 2005

FRANCE. Paris. May 12. French Interior Minister Nicolas SARKOZY... 

Abbas 1986

FRANCE. Parliamentary elections. President Francois MITTERRAND,... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. 22/09/2016. Political meeting of François FILLON,... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. 22/09/2016. Political meeting of François FILLON,... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. November 25, 2016. Candidate Francois FILLON holds... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 10, 2017. Francois FILLON, winner of the... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris, Exhibition Park in Paris North Villepinte. June... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris, Exhibition Park in Paris North Villepinte. June... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 6, 2017. Benoit HAMON, candidate to the Primaries... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 6, 2017. Benoit HAMON, candidate to the Primaries... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 25, 2017. Meeting of Benoit HAMON, candidate... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 27, 2017. Benoit HAMON (winner to the second... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 5, 2017. Jean-Luc MELENCHON, candidate to... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 5, 2017. Jean-Luc MELENCHON, candidate to... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. November 16, 2016. Marine LE PEN, president of... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Frejus. Sept. 18,2016. "Les Estivales de Marine LE PEN",... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Frejus. Sept. 18,2016. "Les Estivales de Marine LE PEN",... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Frejus. Sept. 18,2016. "Les Estivales de Marine LE PEN",... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. French President Francois HOLLANDE attends the... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Les Mureaux. November 14, 2016. President François HOLLANDE... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. French President Francois HOLLANDE attends the... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. July 7,2016. National hommage to French politcian... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Corbeil-Essonnes. November 10, 2016. PM Manuel VALLS... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Evry, Corbeil-Essonnes. November 10, 2016. PM Manuel... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Essonne. Bondoufle. November 10, 2016. PM Manuel VALLS... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 18, 2017. Electoral meeting of Arnaud MONTEBOURG,... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. Oct. 4, 2016. Arnaud MONTEBOURG, candidate to... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris, Exhibition Park in Paris North Villepinte. June... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. Malakoff district. October 8, 2016. Alain JUPPE... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Meaux. Jean-François COPE, mayor of the city, MP and... 

Abbas 2016

FRANCE. Paris. November. 9, 2016. Nathalie KOSCIUSKO-MORIZET,... 

Abbas 2017

FRANCE. Paris. Jan. 9, 2017. Vincent PEILLON, candidate to the... 
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