INTERVIEW
Martine Aubry, former secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) has just announced his candidacy to seek a fourth term at the head of the town hall of Lille. For his part, Adrien Quatennens, deputy of northern France insubordinate and national coordinator of the party, will not show up. But not out of fear of the ballot, he assures in the Grand Rendez-Vous. "The electoral battle is rather stimulating, on the contrary."
"At the moment we are living, there is a strong divorce between the representatives and the representatives, a strong mistrust for politics", justifies the deputy LFI. "I want to help demonstrate, with my friends, that politics is everybody's business and that we can avoid being a candidate for the elections." Adrien Quatennens says he prefers to devote himself fully to his mandate as a deputy until the end. "With the deputies of France Insoumise, we are one of the 150 most active deputies in the National Assembly, we keep our word on this!"
"You have to be a tool at the service of mobilization"
In Lille, two candidates were inducted by France Insoumise: Julien Poix and Elodie Cloez. They are leaders of a collective, intended to involve the citizens in the campaign with the help of "assemblies of the Rogue", planned in the number of 400. "I believe that they are quite capable of reaching the goal: that Lille and Lille become decision-makers themselves too, "says Adrien Quatennens. "We must open the game and consider that, to reduce abstention, we must be a tool in the service of mobilization, it is more important than being a candidate for all elections."
"In Lille Martine Aubry often speaks of good management, but this good management has replaced the ideal that one is entitled to expect from a city of the left," added the MP.