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The temptation of an impasse for 2022 undermines the French left

2021-05-18T03:21:47.891Z


For the time being, no putative candidate appears capable, in the polls, of foiling the return match announced in the second round between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.


Of course, none are publicly affirming it.

You have to wait for the conversation to fade, for the microphones to cut off and for the pens to drop.

So, some admit asking the question: should we not put aside the presidential election, in order to focus on the post-2022 period?

"Some people assume that the election is already lost, that even in the event of victory, it would not be a gift in view of the economic crisis ... In short, that it is better to wait to win in 2027 even if it means coming back on a field of ruin ”

, underlines a former socialist leader.

First secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure also observes this bet, considered

"risky and dangerous"

.

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"I hear some people tell me that this time we must concentrate on the legislative elections to ensure the opposition to come to Parliament but also to replenish the coffers of the parties with a view to 2027"

, says Sandrine Rousseau, candidate for the primary of environmentalists for 2022 and determined to fight

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Source: lefigaro

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