For two days, Fabien Roussel will change into "Mr. Loyal" of the presidential campaign. The boss of the Communist Party, himself a candidate for the Élysée Palace, is preparing to receive the ultimate political figure during the traditional Huma Festival, which will be held this weekend in La Courneuve (Seine-Saint-Denis). “Two great class debates at the Fête de l'Huma,” tweeted Fabien Roussel, with consummate humor. And the deputy of the North to announce a face-to-face meeting on the "social re-entry", this Saturday at the beginning of the afternoon, between Philippe Martinez, the leader of the CGT and Gabriel Attal, the government spokesman , and, more surprisingly, a second, on Saturday at 6.30 p.m., between himself and Valérie Pécresse, president of Île-de-France, also in contention for the major ballot of the Fifth Republic.
"It is very rare that a figure of the right, with the exception of members of the government, deigns to join us", slips an elected Communist.
"It doesn't surprise me Valérie Pécresse," confides a regional LR advisor who knows the president of Île-de-France well.
She had already moved in 2019. ”“ It is also a way for her to address the middle and popular categories that her electorate lacks, ”said a Communist deputy.
The theme of this debate between the two applicants to the Élysée: employment in public services and industry.
A duel worthy of a first round plateau ...
Anne Hidalgo should "pass" this Saturday
But, unsurprisingly, it is above all the left that will come to this emblematic meeting of the political and social re-entry. The opportunity, on the eve of the presidential election, to demonstrate all the common points that unite the parties but also to take the risk, to exhibit their contradictions and even their disputes. Anne Hidalgo - whose announcement of the candidacy is scheduled for Sunday - should "pass" this Saturday afternoon, the number 2 of EELV, Sandra Regol, Eric Piolle, the mayor of Grenoble and candidate for the primary of the Greens, will participate to debates just like the rebellious deputies Adrien Quatennens (North), François Ruffin (Somme) or Clémentine Autain (Seine-Saint-Denis).
On the other hand, tenors like Olivier Faure, the number one of the PS has apologized, Arnaud Montebourg, candidate for 2022, will also be absent just like Yannick Jadot and Delphine Batho, traveling to Grignon (Yvelines) to oppose the sale of the historic site of INRA, the National Institute for Agricultural Research. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, in delicacy with the PCF, will be in Belgium at the ManiFiesta organized by the PTB, the Belgian Labor Party.