The French left agrees in principle to a rare alliance to confront Macron
Jean-Luc Melenchon...agrees on a strategy to confront Macron.
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The French parliament member, Adrien Catenas, of the Proud France party, told France-Info radio yesterday that the French Socialist Party and his far-left party have reached an agreement in principle to form an alliance for the parliamentary elections scheduled for next June.
The agreement, forged under the leadership of Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the Proud France party, is an attempt to deny President Emmanuel Macron, who recently won a new term, a majority in Parliament in a vote from 12-19 June, which could derail his plan. Pro-business.
Melenchon was able to unite the Greens, communists and socialists under a new umbrella, which may raise eyebrows across the European Union, as the move aims to challenge the basic beliefs of the bloc's economic policies.
"We can, and we will be able to defeat Emmanuel Macron, and we can achieve that with a controlling majority for a radical programme," Catenas said.
A source in the Socialist Party said that there was agreement on the general strategy, but that more negotiations were needed to finalize the program itself.
He indicated that the agreement would then need to be approved by the party's National Committee.
The Proud France made similar agreements with the Greens and the Communists, creating a united front under Melenchon.
If this comprehensive agreement is confirmed for a broad coalition of the left, it will unite those parties that have run in elections independently since the agreement between the Left and the Greens from 1997 to 2002.
The latest Harris Interactive poll shows that the two sides are close, as it expects that both the left-wing alliance and an alliance between Macron and the Conservatives will be able to obtain 33% of the vote in the upcoming elections.
But in the French two-round electoral system, expectations are that this could eventually result in a majority in favor of the president.
• Melenchon managed to unite the Greens, the Communists and the Socialists under a new umbrella, which may raise eyebrows throughout the European Union.
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