‘V’ for victory with hands. The new unitary alliance of the French left has chosen the same famous gesture of Winston Churchill – and it also sought to popularize Podemos leaders in Spain in 2015 – to water it down with optimism. progressive bloc for legislative elections. coalition between disobedient france (socioecologist), Socialist Party, Green and communists He made his debut this Saturday afternoon to coincide with the inauguration ceremony of President Emmanuel Macron, where they want to win a majority in the National Assembly in the June 12 and 19 elections.
“We can look forward to writing a page in the history of France. For the first time in 25 years The leader of the new coalition, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, said at a presentation rally in Aubervilliers, in the northeast of the Paris metropolitan area, that there was general agreement with all left-wing parties. The primary purpose of this alliance is to cohabitation government Mélenchon – third with almost 22% of the vote in the presidential election – as prime minister if they achieve an absolute majority of deputies in the French Parliament. this scenario Discontinued in France since 2002but polls show it will be the most uncertain legislative election in the last two decades.
“Does it look like I’ve become everybody’s boss? No, it is the collective that produces, thinks and contributes.” will not be a candidate in parliament. and therefore will not be a member of parliament. In this way, he implied that this campaign would be the last battle of this tireless and controversial left-wing leader who managed to unite all progressive formations around a transformative program advocating lowering the retirement age to 60 (with 40 lists), raising the minimum wage to 1400 euros net or ” promote “ecological planning” ( Green New Deal).
tensions between socialists
The Greens and Communists were the first to join the coalition. Finally, so did the Socialist Party, whose decision sparked internal tensions despite the clear majority of the members of the national committee of this centennial party. “Together we can do great things,” said the PS’s general secretary. Olivier Faure in an action where the leaders of different formations intervened in front of a loyal public chanting the slogan “People’s Unity”. Several coalition candidates were also presented. According to a distribution that has not yet been finalized with the abbreviation of the new candidacy, Rebel France will be represented in 325 constituencies, greens in 100, socialists in 70 and communists in 50.
Currently the polls are smiling New People’s Union. According to a recent poll by the Cluster 17 institute, this alliance is in the first round between Macron’s Juntos coalition (24.5%) and far-right Marine Le Pen (19, 5%). There is no doubt that these opinion polls should be approached with caution, with the elections more than a month away. Nor is a victory in the first round synonymous with a majority in the second. But Macron’s the most formidable opponent in terms of choice More than Le Pen’s far right: the new unitary coalition of the left led by Mélenchon.
Source: Informacion
