Ségolène Royal holds a small revenge. Rejected Monday by the PS to represent the French abroad in the senatorial elections, the former candidate - who maintains her candidacy - received the support of many Socialists, some of whom are prominent. On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, it is the former minister, and very popular, Christiane Taubira who sent him a message, accompanied by a video addressed to the
“big voters”
.
“I support
(Ségolène Royal)
in this fight, having already shared
(with her)
other high-stakes fights on democracy, equal rights, human dignity, protection of the planet. I know his fighting spirit. I know it will serve you ”
, assured the former Keeper of the Seals of François Hollande.
The excerpt was released Monday morning on the candidate's Facebook page.
To discover
Presidential 2022: where are the candidates in the polls?
Taubira, Rabault, Delga ...
During the parliamentary days of the PS in Montpellier on Tuesday, Valérie Rabault also affirmed to support Ségolène Royal.
"She was a candidate for our camp in the presidential election, it must be respected,"
said the president of the PS group to the Assembly in front of a few journalists. On Twitter, Michael Delafosse, mayor of Montpellier and close to the future presidential candidate Anne Hidalgo, also expressed his
"support"
.
“First woman to reach the second round of the presidential election, her commitment to the climate, to the place of citizens in decisions, (on) the need to reaffirm authority through just order ... A word that account"
, he stressed.
Carole Delga, president of the Occitanie region and head of Anne Hidalgo's “Ideas in common” platform, also
“supports”
the former minister.
“Full support for Ségolène Royal, who has given so much to the left and whose voice will be invaluable in the Senate, in the face of climate and ecological challenges
,
”
said Guillaume Garot, Socialist deputy and former minister of François Hollande.
"To refuse to Ségolène Royal the nomination of the French abroad is inelegant and a political fault because it will not yield, and can lose this winnable seat at a time when it is necessary to unite"
, also underlined Jean-Christophe Cambadélis, the former first secretary of the party.
The leadership of the PS - which preferred to support the socialist Yan Chantrel - had justified its decision by considering that Ségolène Royal's list was not compatible. Among the reasons mentioned: the presence of a certain Charles de Loppinot, former close to François Fillon.
"No one will prevent me from gathering beyond narrow partisan labels
,
"
the former presidential candidate
replied to
Figaro
.