Christiane Taubira, who “ considering being a presidential candidate »Of 2022, visited the Christmas market in Saint-Denis on Saturday, December 18. Hailed by her supporters, the former justice minister called on the left to unite and supported the idea of a popular primary, describing it as ” the last space where this union can be built “.
With Anthony Lattier, of the RFI Policy Department
She is expected by some as the messiah. Surrounded by a swarm of cameras and microphones, Christiane Taubira Saturday struggles to make her way through the Saint-Denis Christmas market, where she collects marks of affection and support as she passes by.
The former Minister of Justice of François Hollande calls on the left to surpass itself: ” It is not in 24 hours that I am going to work miracles and bring to fruition what, for 18 months, has stalled. But there is an obligation. And it is the meaning and purpose of politics to respond to people’s problems. And I am determined to do my part to have the means to act to improve people’s lives. “
The citizen primary could be, according to her, the solution to the dead end in which the left finds itself: ” It seems, indeed, the last space where this union can be built. We will see in due course. “
Not yet a candidate but already in the countryside, Christiane Taubira is still giving herself time. The one who won 2.32% of the vote in the first round of the 2002 presidential election is one of the ten candidates selected by the Popular Primary, from a collective aimed at linking the aspirations of civil society and left-wing parties . The candidate of rebels, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and that of environmentalists, Yannick Jadot, refused to participate. The People’s Primary vote is scheduled for January 27-30.