Presidential campaign in France: Jadot / Mélenchon, the battle for ecology
Presidential 2022: Jean-Luc Mélenchon (G) and Yannick Jadot (D) in competition on ecology.
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Text by: Anthony Lattier Follow
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This Thursday, in Nantes, Yannick Jadot is holding his last campaign meeting.
The environmentalist candidate is still considered the best student on ecology but... tied because he has to push himself a little to make room for Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the first place on the podium.
This is the result of the analyzes of various environmental defense organizations published in recent days (such as that of the Climate Action Network).
One more difficulty for the environmentalist candidate who is trying to stem the flight of his voters to the candidate of La France insoumise.
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“
Ecological transition, exit from nuclear power, defense of biodiversity: the rebellious have taken up everything the Greens have been saying for 50 years!
“, enrages an environmentalist, aware that
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
could siphon off the electorate of
Yannick Jadot.
Among the Greens, we point to "
differences in approach
", we track down the inconsistencies between the program and the positions of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and we criticize his vision of Europe: for Yannick Jadot, it is at 27 - and not alone - that an ecological policy can be truly effective.
Nevertheless: the idea that the two candidates are the two best defenders of the environment handicaps Yannick Jadot, already struggling.
He therefore warns
against the "
mirage
" of the useful vote
and calls for the "
vote of conviction
".
The vote in the 1st round is the vote of conviction.
#JeVoteJadot #Elysee2022 #Jadot2022 pic.twitter.com/xgdLMi8Trx
— Yannick Jadot (@yjadot) April 5, 2022
A few more points to take for Mélenchon
For his part, Jean-Luc Mélenchon insists on ecology in this final stretch.
He started his
meeting on Tuesday in Lille
by talking about climate change, calling for "keeping the Paris agreement at all costs" and "breaking with the ransacking and looting of nature".
Chat with @LucieLucasOffic about the climate emergency.
We can no longer wait 5 years to engage in an ecological bifurcation.
Thank you for his support, and very happy with his commitment to our parliament of the Union Populaire.
pic.twitter.com/pDL5TOgyzh
— Jean-Luc Melenchon (@JLMelenchon) April 6, 2022
It's not trivial: "
there are still a few points to take on this side
", slips a close friend of the candidate, knowing that among those who intend to vote for Yannick Jadot, 6 out of 10 are not yet certain of their vote , according to the Ipsos/Cevipof electoral survey of 5 April.
Twelve candidates are in the running for the 2022 French presidential election. © FMM graphic studio
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Presidential France 2022
Yannick Jadot
Jean-Luc Melenchon
French politics