They are on the rise, environmentalists. In light of several encouraging polls, Yannick Jadot expects a local political recomposition around Europe Écologie-Les Verts (EELV). "Depending on the local context" , the MEP promises different alliances than in the past. "Ten years ago, we made our coalitions in a tactical way, we have to assume it, " he acknowledged Sunday at the Grand Jury RTL-LCI- Le Figaro .
In this case with the Socialist Party. This time, he wants agreements "sometimes with the socialists, sometimes with the rebels, sometimes with the Communist Party, sometimes without these political parties and only with citizens". With "backbone" as proposals around "housing, social justice, urban planning and the transformation of agriculture" .
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And with the right? "The ecological, social, democratic emergency is such that, when someone wants to work with us, the question is not where they come from, it is not what they thought it was. week before or years before. The only subject is: what does he want to do with us? ” Retorted Yannick Jadot, without being more explicit. And for good reason, the question irritates within EELV.
While the National Rally hopes to win in several municipalities, the ecologist ensures that he will do everything to block the road to the party of Marine Le Pen. Triangular and quadrangular should be numerous. In the second round, EELV could therefore ask some of its candidates to withdraw. “Environmentalists have always taken responsibility for ensuring that the far right does not rule the country, a region or a city. There is no ambiguity for environmentalists, “ said the leader of EELV.
Quite simply, he expressed a caveat: "Note with me that for too long people have been saying to the French people" Resign yourself in your vote, vote against the RN and forget everything else ". Well, the National Rally is getting closer and closer to power. ”
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So he said he wanted to "embody the alternative and not just beat the far right (even if) we will take our responsibilities so that the RN is not elected". While making a bet: "In Perpignan (where the RN Louis Aliot is in ambush) as in most cities, it will not be On! who will be in the second round… ” Implied, it will be up to the presidential party to withdraw.
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Pending the verdict of the ballot boxes, the Walkers never miss an opportunity to pound EELV. In late January, Secretary of State for Ecological Transition, Brune Poirson, warned against the development of "green populism" . "If Brune Poirson has only the invective to disqualify those who fight for the climate, for the living, for solidarity, it is that they are really feverish," said Yannick Jadot, who wants to make the bulletin EELV a "vote of the heart" in the face of the "vote of fear" (from the RN) and the "vote of resignation" embodied according to him by LREM.
