Montreuil (AFP)

"Madame Pécresse, it's a bit like the Bardella (RN) of the beautiful neighborhoods," said Clémentine Autain, LFI-PCF candidate for regional in Ile-de-France, to the outgoing president on Sunday during a meeting in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis).

"Ms. Pécresse has embarked on a Lépine competition for far-right ideas," blasted the deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis, citing in particular a proposal made in 2018 to "double the penalties in neighborhoods (priority of the) city ​​politics".

"We even wonder if she was not in the wrong election because from morning to night, she only talks about security and immigration mixed up, terrorism", said Ms. Autain, who addresses a similar criticism. to candidate RN Jordan Bardella: "I think the region interests him little, he has no idea that security is not a region's competence".

Ms. Autain also criticized Valérie Pécresse (Libres, ex-LR) for having "divided by 2.5 the social housing budget" of the region and for having "waged war against mayors who already have 30% of housing. social and who would have the idea to build more while in his own majority, there are 46 right-wing mayors who are outlawed because they do not respect the SRU law ".

The latter imposes on municipalities a rate of 20 or 25% of social housing.

Surrounded by the deputy Alexis Corbière, the mayor of Montreuil Patrice Bessac and the actress Romane Bohringer who came to support her, Clémentine Autain denounced the CDG Express project, a "train for the rich" which she wishes to end.

Instead, Ms. Autain said she wanted to "walk on both legs" by "moving towards free" transport, initially reserved for under 25s and all beneficiaries of social minima, while doing " local public transport ".

In the running in particular, in the first round, against Julien Bayou (EELV) and Audrey Pulvar (PS), Clémentine Autain claimed to lead "the most solid list" on the left, in particular because Communists and Insoumis have "the electorate which is the most assured of coming to vote ".

"Yes, the three lists must be brought together to succeed in taking the region to the regional right," she recalled, assuring: "We will have this alliance in the second round".

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