The Ministry of the Interior refuses to register candidates under the label of New Popular, Ecological and Social Union, because it is not incorporated as an association. It is therefore not a political party. Big anger of Mélenchon.
Hard blow for Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the parties grouped within this left-wing coalition called the New Popular, Ecological and Social Union. The Ministry of the Interior has refused to register the candidates under the label of the Nupes for the legislative elections of June 12 and 19, 2022. They will have to compete for the votes of voters under the colors of their party of origin: France Insoumise , Europe-Ecologie les Verts, the Communist Party and the Socialist Party … Reason: the Nupes does not exist as a political party because it has not been constituted as an association as required by law. It is therefore not included in the “political color chart”.
Together”, an association
It is true that the candidates of the presidential majority will run under the new label “Ensemble”, which includes several parts: La République en Marche (Renaissance), the Democratic Movement, Horizons, Agir, Territoires de Progress, the Radical Party and En commmon. But this coalition is an association chaired by Richard Ferrand, with two vice presidents (François Bayrou and Edouard Philippe) and a secretary general, Stanislas Guérini. Created on November 19, 2021 at the Mutualité, it also has a program for the legislative elections.
It can therefore be recognized in the famous “color chart”.
What is the purpose of a “political shade”?
On the one hand, there is the political label, ie the party to which the candidate belongs, and on the other hand, there is the “political nuance” that the candidate indicates on his ballot. The interest is to have a quick reading of the political forces present on the evening of the election.
There are 19 political shades that go from the extreme left to the extreme right through LFI, UDI, National Rally, Divers Right and Divers Left, etc.
Goal no ”Nupes”. The problem is that we will not be able to have a global vision of the political weight of this group. The candidates will be classified in the “Various left” category and confused with the other DG candidates whose speaking time they will have to share on the media.
To cohabitation?
Obviously, all this does not suit Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who was counting on the group effect of the Nupes to influence the legislative elections and obtain enough deputies to force the President of the Republic to designate him as Prime Minister.
Hence his intention to refer to the Council of State. And the anger of his running mates. “Small manipulation totally anti-democratic Macron & Darmanin to distort the analysis of the results of the legislative” rants Manon Aubry on Twitter. “Macronists will be grouped in the brand new label “Together” but Nupes candidates counted separately. Are they afraid of our majority?”
The electoral campaign is finally coming to life.
We discover that the Ministry of the Interior refuses to register the “New People’s Union” for declarations of candidacy. Is erasing your opponents from the results table still democracy? #NUPES
— Jean-Luc Melenchon (@JLMelenchon) May 16, 2022
? The candidates of the New Popular Union (#NUPES) denounce the absence of their label on the grid of shades of the Ministry of the Interior, a choice which could minimize the score of the alliance.
That of “Together! » is there she is present.#Legislative2022 pic.twitter.com/YEKulubdZR
— Elections 2022 (@2022Elections) May 17, 2022
Little totally anti-democratic manipulation by Macron & Darmanin to distort the analysis of the results of the legislative elections.
The Macronists will be grouped together in the brand new label “Ensemble” but the candidates #NUPES accounted for separately.
Are they afraid of our majority? pic.twitter.com/oL4ceUViRM
— Manon Aubry (@ManonAubryFr) May 17, 2022