The New popular ecological and social union, the Nupes, created on the initiative of the rebellious Jean-Luc Mélenchon for the last legislative elections, after a month and a half of office, seems to have held up, even if it has also already left some discrepancies appear.
Its opponents called it an opportunist union doomed to implosion. The rebellious Alexis Corbière predicts him rather a presidential destiny. ” Contrary to everything that was announced, the Nupes lives, the Nupes will live… I think that in 2027 we can win “, he assures the microphone of Pierre Olivierpolitical department
But behind the displayed union, there are also differences, particularly on the style. If La France Insoumise opts for conflictual opposition with the executive, the ecologist Julien Bayou prefers measure and does not reject the idea of compromise on the merits. ” I am ready to compromise, in any case I can tell you that it is the ecological position. We have our own culture, strategy, way of bringing our priorities to life. »
Different strategies like when environmentalists are the only ones asking for the suspension ofEric Coquerel, charged with sexual assault. The LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis, elected in June as chairman of the committee Finance of the Assembly, a strategic position reserved for the opposition, has been targeted since mid-July by an investigation for harassment and sexual assault.
Or when six socialist parliamentarians abstain from voting for the motion of censure against the government of Elisabeth Borne, pushed by LFI, on July 11. Divergences, but no fracture assures the communist Pierre Dharéville. ” We work on convergence, so there will be times when we completely agree, others when there will be nuances, it doesn’t matter. »
Sometimes more than just a nuance, however. At the end of August, each of the four parties that make up the Nupes will organize its own summer school, and the common day desired by the Insoumis is still far from being full.