The “rebels” suggest the four names of the potential president, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon

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2024-07-11 22:24:52

Manuel Bompard, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Mathilde Panot and Clémence Guetté arrive at the headquarters of the LFI group, the day after the second round of early legislative elections, in Paris, July 8, 2024.

On the left, some see it as offensive, others like it “step forward”. Thursday July 11, during the discussions of the New Popular Front (NFP), La France insoumise (LFI) finally came up with an official list of names to propose for the position of prime minister. According to several sources, the group put up for discussion a list of four people: the national curator, Manuel Bompard, the President of the Institute La Boétie and the deputy of Val-de-Marne Clémence Guetté, the founder of the movement, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and the party leader in the National Assembly, Mathilde Panot.

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So LFI brought to the fore a three-time presidential candidate, who faced criticism and while other left-wing parties tried to make sure during the legislative campaign that he would not be the Prime Minister of the Alliance on the left. “Jean-Luc Mélenchon is not the leader of the NFP, he will not be your prime minister”, regional senator Yannick Jadot said on TF1 this week. Whatever. Far from disappearing, the former socialist senator is everywhere in the media, and it is clear that he is under the spotlight in the return of parliaments on Tuesday to the National Assembly, although he has not been a deputy since 2022. Without want “to force”he always said he was ready to accept the role.

Manuel Bompard, who confirmed that he had proposed a list of names, continued to ask Matignon for his transfer. “It is a component of the union with the largest parliamentary group that proposes a name”it’s still there Monde. In your opinion, moreover, “The name was decided after discussions and consensus”.

The situation seems to be blocked

Since Monday, the situation seems to be blocked, with on one side the socialists, appealing to their leader, Olivier Faure, and on the other, the “rebels”, who oppose him. “PS wants to suspend the candidacy of Olivier Faure by excluding any other possibility”, critic Manuel Bompard. The emphasis on Mélenchon’s extreme position in the discussion surprised social scientists. “It’s a bit sad, they know very well that nobody wants them. It’s not enough events,” one of them groaned. Some want to see it as a manifestation of openness on the part of the “rebels”, while the situation is down. “The fact that LFI offers a list of names opens the game. Those who refuse to do so are PS”ecological analysis.

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But the list presented by Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s group has just been accepted. “All names have the LFI policy on them”mourned a negotiator, who pleaded for a strong profile to create the majority in the National Assembly and joint representation.

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