On the occasion of the partial legislative elections being prepared in the first constituency of Isère, the New Popular Front (NFP) does not demonstrate perfect unity. The seat has been vacant since the resignation, registered on October 15, of Hugo Prevost (La Francia insumisa, LFI), accused of sexist and sexual violence, but the official epilogue of the new investiture is not yet known. Although Lyes Louffok (LFI), parachuted from Paris, is likely to be the NFP candidate during an election that should take place in mid-January 2025, the history of the negotiations that presided over this likely investiture underlines the tensions that permeate the alliance from the left. .
First aborted episode: Lucie Castets, the rejected NFP candidate in Matignon, had thought about running. The LFI, which considers that this constituency corresponds to it according to the NFP agreement, was willing to support his candidacy, but if, and only if, he agreed to be part, in case of victory, of the LFI group in the National Assembly. . Lucie Castets did not agree, she preferred to sit with the environmentalists whom she considered “the most representative group of the diversity and unity of the left.” She ended up giving up.
Then, the local Socialist Party (PS), supported by its national leadership, stated that it wanted to maintain the candidacy of Amandine Germain. The departmental councilor was appointed a few days after Hugo Prevost’s resignation became official. “We prefer a local candidacy, known and that people trust, than a candidacy imposed or launched from Paris, whatever the capabilities and capabilities of the candidate.”insisted, just a few days ago, Damien Perrard, federal secretary of the PS of Isère. “From the beginning [d’Hugo Prevost]We ask that this constituency be renegotiated with LFI [dans le cadre de l’accord électoral du NFP]specifies Pierre Jouvet, number two of the PS. And that Amandine Germain is the NFP candidate because she will have a better chance of recovering in the second round. »
Meeting rejected
On Wednesday, October 30, the local socialist and communist militants of the Place Publique, the movement of Raphaël Glucksmann, and of L’après, the dissident movement of the LFI, agreed, during a meeting rejected by the other forces of the NFP, the principle of a single candidacy on the left, while the socialists maintain their support for Amandine Germain. “The important thing is to win and without unity we will not achieve it” recognized Emeric Vibert, head of the Grenoble section of the Communist Party.
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