Arthur De Laborde 06:55, March 06, 2022
Before his meeting "for peace", this Sunday in Lyon, Jean-Luc Mélenchon sees the citizen collective support him during an internal vote.
The popular Primary changes its candidate.
After the abandonment of Christiane Taubira, the citizen collective chose during an internal vote to support Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
The Insoumis rejoice, while on the side of the Greens, we are much less enthusiastic.
"It becomes a gag", immediately reacted Yannick Jadot.
The ecologist had come in second position at the end of the consultation but the citizen collective finally ranks behind the third, Jean Luc Mélenchon.
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Accused of removing all legitimacy from its process, the popular Primary is taking a risk by turning to the candidate who is well ahead of its other left-wing competitors in all the polls.
The People's Union is "the best political vehicle to win our ideas in the presidential election", the activists wrote in a press release.
Taubira with Mélenchon?
The former champion of the Popular Primary, Christiane Taubira, will she also decide in favor of Jean Luc Mélenchon?
The former Keeper of the Seals must soon make his decision known.
For LFI, in any case, it is already good news, "the dynamic is still widening around the candidacy of Jean-Luc Mélenchon", rejoiced Manuel Bompard, the campaign director.
The rebellious candidate will try to consolidate this "dynamic" this Sunday at 3 p.m. during a meeting in Lyon, in the Croix-Rousse district.
"Peace" is the watchword of this meeting.
Objective: to distance himself from Vladimir Putin.
While certain conciliatory positions towards the Russian president are today very difficult to justify.