The New People’s Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) is idling these days. ” It is quiet “recognizes Pierre Jouvet, member of the leadership of the Socialist Party (PS). On the side of La France insoumise (LFI), the deputy of Bouches-du-Rhône Manuel Bompard evokes “a wait-and-see period linked to the fact that [leurs] partners are caught up in internal, legitimate debates. It’s a little frustrating, but that’s the life of organizations…” Two of the four formations of the left alliance are paralyzed by their congress.
At the PS, the current first secretary, Olivier Faure, is playing a re-election far from certain. Saturday, November 26, two other guidance texts – in addition to his own – will be officially tabled. The deputy of Seine-et-Marne will therefore have one more rival than at the Villeurbanne congress of 2021, where he had won hands down, with more than two-thirds of the vote. The text “Refoundations”, supported by Anne Hidalgo, brings together a host of dissatisfied people, accusing Olivier Faure of having subjugated the Socialist Party to Jean-Luc Mélenchon. “The Nupes is not enough to win the left. It creates a glass ceiling”justifies its first support, the mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, now a candidate for the post of first secretary.
“The left has not won a vote”
Another rival, the mayor of Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône), Hélène Geoffroy, supported by historical dissidents of the current first secretary. At the last congress, this current made up of former supporters of François Hollande had won 27% of the vote. Is it regaining strength? While he was supposed to stay away from the competition, the former Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll finally decided to support him. Like Lionel Jospin’s former culture minister Catherine Trautmann and former party first secretaries Jean-Christophe Cambadélis (2014-2017) and Rachid Temal (interim between 2017 and 2018). “We can clearly see that between 2017 and 2022 the left has not won any votes. The problem is not the union, but the project you carry”justifies the latter, a socialist senator, who draws up a severe assessment of Olivier Faure, under whose reign the number of militants and elected officials would have fallen, according to his detractors.
While the internal election for the head of the PS will be held on January 12 and 19, 2023 – before the congress, scheduled for January 27 to 29 in Marseille – the supporters of the first secretary are fighting the recall to avoid falling below the 50 mark. %. A danger taken seriously in the camp of Mr. Faure, because the two rival lists are negotiating between them, with the idea of uniting and bringing him down. “I talk to everyone”indicates, evasively, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol.
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