French presidential: pass of arms between candidate Anne Hidalgo and Ségolène Royal
Socialist presidential candidate Anne Hidalgo attacked Ségolène Royal who calls on the left to unite around Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
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The mayor of Paris finds it difficult to understand why Ségolène Royal does not support her candidacy and considers Jean-Luc Mélenchon as "
the most solid
".
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After the attacks of Ségolène Royal, Anne Hidalgo reacts: "
I do not understand, I find it very unfortunate
", thunders the mayor of Paris.
And to add: “
There are other ways to be useful to your political family.
»
Useful to the PS, Ségolène Royal has indeed not really been.
On Wednesday February 16 in the evening on television, the former Socialist Party candidate for the 2007 presidential election called for a vote for the rebellious Jean-Luc Mélenchon while advising Anne Hidalgo to "
take responsibility
" and "
to stop his campaign
.
"
Your family is here
This Thursday, the current socialist candidate counter-attacks.
Anne Hidalgo underlines that she at least remains "
faithful to her values
", refusing to endorse the idea that Jean-Luc Mélenchon would be the best placed on the left and that a vote for him would therefore be a useful vote, an argument put forward by Ségolène Royal.
After this weapon pass, Anne Hidalgo, very struggling in the polls, cannot afford to completely close the door to the former socialist candidate: “
Your family is there, your family, they love you, your family , she wants you to help her
, ”insisted the mayor of Paris.
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