No breath after the re-election of Emmanuel Macron: all the political parties immediately projected themselves into the legislative elections, presented as a third round of the presidential election. The discussions are particularly intense on the left. A first official meeting between the Socialist Party (PS) and the Popular Union of Jean-Luc Mélenchon was held this Tuesday, April 26.
On the menu, the legislative program. The Insoumis want the Socialists to show their credentials before going further in the negotiations. Among the requirements from Camp Mélenchon, the repeal of the El-Khomry law on work, passed during the mandate of François Hollande. However, if the leadership of the PS is ready to make significant concessions, it must take into account those reluctant to any rally behind Jean-Luc Mélenchon, in particular the president of the Occitanie region, Carole Delga, but also the unwavering supporters of François Hollande. .
And blockages also exist with the other left formations. Tuesday morning, the ecologist Yannick Jadot repeated that he hoped for a coalition, but not behind Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The communist Fabien Roussel does not really want to line up behind the banner of the Popular Union as requested by the Insoumis.
Kicks of ex-candidates who annoy even within their parties. Whether it’s the PS, the PC or Europe Écologie-Les Verts, missing the opportunity for a coalition capable of reviving the left is seen as heresy. And as a major risk of disappearing body and well from the national political landscape.