A little over a month after the suspension of its participation in Nupes, the Socialist Party continues to float between two waters. The moratorium decided by OIivier Faure has not completely calmed the internal rebellion within the PS and relations with La France Insoumise are at their lowest. The leadership of the pink party, however, believes that it has regained color and room for political maneuver with this decision.
“ It feels good to no longer have to justify the controversies triggered by LFI ”, is the cry from the heart of a socialist executive. While the Insoumis continue to fuel the controversy machine, the PS enjoys a certain appeasement found thanks to its distancing itself from Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s troops. “ We can do politics again and work on substance, which is what we lacked » continues my socialist interlocutor, “ and that allowed Olivier Faure to take back the helm of the PS ship, because our internal opposition now has fewer arguments “.
It remains that the 1ᵉʳ secretary “ has his ass between two chairs », recognizes the environmentalist MP Sandra Regol, “ because he must give guarantees of independence internally while continuing to speak to everyone in the Assembly, because we need each other. » And to cite the appeal to the Constitutional Council against the Full Employment bill signed by the four groups of the Nupes.
A navigation between two waters which inevitably makes some people a little seasick.
And in particular to the Rebels who do not take offense against the captain of the socialist ship: “ he no longer has any direction and it is above all shipwreck that awaits him », jokes MP Paul Vannier, who even wonders if Olivier Faure will succeed in remaining at the head of the PS between now and the European elections.
The constitution of the 5th list on the left for the election, that of the PRG, made official this weekend, risks weakening the socialists in the first place. However, believes Paul Vannier, “ one of the arguments for breaking away from us was precisely to avoid that. So it’s a failure “. Another Olivier, Falorni, a center-left deputy, said nothing else: “ the PS is cut in two and the split is inevitable whatever Olivier Faure does », Judges the former socialist, who adds: “ He is condemned to remain in the wake of Jean-Luc Mélenchon “. Unless obviously the rebellious aircraft carrier, which is taking on water in recent weeks, were to sink.