In France, as Sunday’s legislative elections approach, a new political broadcast took place on Wednesday, July 3, on the private channel BFM TV. This time, no debate, but three successive one-hour interviews. The environmentalist Marine Tondelier was there to represent the left, on the majority side, it was again Gabriel Attal, and Jordan Bardella for the far-right party National Rally.
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Each candidate was grilled individually, particularly on the post-second round and on the possibility of an assembly without an absolute majority, as revealed by a Wednesday poll. A difficult assembly to govern, with three main political blocs, underlines Victorien Willaume, from the RFI political service. If this is confirmed, what strategy for the parties?
” There is a form of new deal necessary at the end of these legislative elections, everyone will have to reinvent their way of working with others, estimated Gabriel Attal for the presidential campThose who are not in this frame of mind after the elections will be in some way responsible for a form of blockage in the country. »
” I don’t do political fiction. “, says the environmentalist for his part Marine Tondelier which nevertheless specifies that compromises will have to be found. In the second round, we have one thing to do: prevent Bardella from coming to power (…) for the third round, everyone will be able to show responsibility in the New Popular Front to find solutions so that this country can continue to move forward. »
As for the boss of the National Rally, Jordan Bardellahe hammers home again that he will become Prime Minister on condition of having an absolute majority: ” Obviously, if we are short of three or four seats, we can imagine that there will be around us various right-wingers, republicans who agree to work with us and work on the budget. » Jordan Bardella claims to already have his government in mind, made up of personalities from the RN, the Republicans and civil society.
On Wednesday July 3, BFM TV had to acknowledge the “impossibility of organizing a debate” between the leader of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, and the national secretary of the Ecologists and leader of the New Popular Front, Marine Tondelier.
A few days before the second round, the National Rally requested in vain that the New Popular Front be represented by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, whom it considers its leader. Refusing to bow to the demands of the extreme right, the New Popular Front designated Marine Tondelier, after first-round debates represented by Manuel Bompard and Olivier Faure.
” I regret that this is not a debate. “, declared the head of government, estimating that the president of the RN fears being “faced with the contradictions of his program and with permanent changes of tack.”
“ Jordan Bardella doesn’t have muscle, he has bloat “, he “ would not last 24 hours ” at Matignon because “ he is afraid to debate “, tackled Marine Tondelier who said she was ready to represent the New Popular Front for this third debate of the legislative elections. The environmentalist also puts forward the idea that Jordan Bardella does not want to debate with a woman.
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