” On the strength of his presidential performance, the leader of La France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, wants to bring together the Socialist Party and environmentalists under a common banner “, analysis Le Figaro.
Unprecedented negotiations are taking place in pain ” assures the daily, which points out that for the first time since 2008, mélenchonistes and socialists found themselves around a table on Wednesday. Jean-Luc Mélenchon is betting on his 22% in the first round of presidential elections to bring the left under his aegis. ” If the discussions with the PS seem to be well underway despite strong internal tensions, they remain at a standstill with the ecologists. The ideological differences remain strong between the three left parties: on nuclear power, European treaties or pensions, it is difficult to reach a consensus. ” According to Le Figaro, ” discussions also stumble on the distribution of constituencies ».
Jean-Luc Mélenchon sees himself as Prime Minister
The rebellious leader gives a long interview to the newspaper Humanity.
“ The presidential election has recomposed the political landscape », explains Jean-Luc Mélenchon, « by creating three roughly equal political blocs: the liberal bloc, which includes the traditional right, the extreme right, and the popular bloc. It is a social bloc, that of the underprivileged and a coherent bloc on measures to break with capitalism. Jean-Luc Mélenchon continues: With this third round, the legislative elections, the fight resumes: we can conquer power. The stakes are immense: all those who were waiting for the increase in the minimum wage or retirement at 60 know something about it. The last key element is our ability to demonstrate that we are doing everything we can to unify our forces. »
As for a possible candidacy for the legislative elections… He still hesitates and concludes: ” I don’t need to be an MP to be Prime Minister. Since 1958, six prime ministers out of 24 were not. »
The PS and LFI underline their convergences
A delegation of socialists therefore went on Wednesday, April 27 to the premises of La France insoumise in Paris. After several hours of waiting, tell ReleasePierre Jouvet, spokesperson for the PS, puts an end to the suspense: “ We had a constructive discussion which enabled us to make progress on certain points. There is no insurmountable obstacle. On the Insoumis side, the same story from campaign director Manuel Bompard: “ We have really noticed very important programmatic developments. We didn’t feel like we were talking with the same PS as before. »
But Release wonders : ” Do socialists have a choice? » It is about the survival of their group in the Assembly, the existence of the PS and the potential opposition of the left to Emmanuel Macron. The socialist leadership ensures that the rally is the majority line. So there is a minority infers Liberation. ” For those who are part of it “out of the question to accept being vassalized by Jean-Luc Mélenchon”. »
On the environmental side, the game is far from won
” There is a danger of Europe Ecology-the Greens exploding. »Sandrine Rousseau, in The Parisian, do not go there by four paths. The one who was a finalist in the environmental primary pleads for an alliance with rebellious France … “ The question is not whether it is possible or not. We have to, we have an obligation to come to an agreement. We can’t waste another 5 years. Everyone must put a little water in their wine. “However, Yannick Jadot believes that we should not line up behind Jean-Luc Mélenchon … So Sandrine Rousseau warns : “ It’s so tense it could explode, that’s exactly what I don’t want, and that’s why I’m staying. We will see which line wins at the time of the EELV party congress. I want to be the guarantor of the unity of this political ecology. While the IPCC says that there are only three years to act for the climate, we cannot do without a party which has always built a balance of power on ecology. »