First communist candidate in the presidential election for 15 years, Fabien Roussel hopes to create a little surprise on April 10 in the first round. Undeclared objective: to exceed 5% of the votes. He was in a meeting in Marseille this Sunday, February 6. Reporting.
With our special correspondent in Marseille, Aurelien Devernoix
” Shame on Macron. Fabien Roussel whistled the head of state, not yet a candidate, and offered, with a smile on his face, an alternative to the president’s favorite economic concept. “ What is expensive is his trickle-down theory. Well I offer you another theory : the “rustling”. »
“Roussellement” is full work for full pay, nuclear power, a certain degree of sovereignty or even the defense of secularism. A niche that he is the only one to occupy since the withdrawal ofArnaud Montebourg, hence the arrival of new supporters. ” Thank you to all these supporters who have just declared themselves. Thanks to François Cocq and Arnaud Montebourg’s friends. »
But the prize of war that Fabien Roussel particularly savors is Sophie Camart, elected Marseilles close to his rival from the radical left Jean Luc Mélenchon. The candidate relativizes: “ I’m not here to take votes from rebellious. I’m here to conquer new ones to strengthen the whole left. “But his campaign manager Ian Brossat wears a big smile:” We even gather more than we could have hoped for. So we have the potato. »
And Fabien Roussel to consider creating a spectacular breakthrough and imagine the reaction of his rivals: ” Imagine the face of Macron or Pécresse in the morning at breakfast. They will swallow their croissant. »
Roussel sends Russia and NATO back to back
While the intelligence services of the United States have once again warned of the possibility of a large-scale invasion by Russia in Ukraine, the subject still divides the French political landscape. During his meeting in Marseille, Fabien Roussel sent Moscow and Washington back to back.
We hear at this moment the sounds of boots slamming at the doors of Europe […] What we are saying is first to stop being aligned behind the war policy of the United States […] What we want is to open spaces for dialogue with Russia by extending our hand.
Fabien Roussel, communist candidate for the presidential election