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Primary environmentalist: Eva Joly will vote Yannick Jadot but would have liked to "do otherwise"

2021-09-20T06:29:50.340Z


The former candidate for the Greens in 2011 called on the MEP to “radicalize”. His vote will go for Yannick Jadot. Invited on France Info this Monday, the former environmental candidate for the 2012 presidential election, Eva Joly, called for voting for the MEP, who came out on top of the first round of her party's primary (27.7%) against Sandrine Rousseau (25.14%). If she supports him, the former magistrate also confides that she would have liked " to be able to do otherwis


His vote will go for Yannick Jadot.

Invited on France Info this Monday, the former environmental candidate for the 2012 presidential election, Eva Joly, called for voting for the MEP, who came out on top of the first round of her party's primary (27.7%) against Sandrine Rousseau (25.14%).

If she supports him, the former magistrate also confides that she would have liked "

to be able to do otherwise

", while calling on the pretender to "

radicalize

".

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She herself had ousted the favorite and participated in the legend of "

head cutters

".

In 2011, Eva Joly, winner of the primary of the Greens, had created the surprise by dominating Nicolas Hulot.

This year, the former MEP is changing strategy and siding with Yannick Jadot, the preferred candidate since the start of the campaign.

The reason: "

the urgency

" of the ecological situation.

Everyone can notice that climate change is very violent.

The urgency is therefore to vote for the best placed candidate

, ”she argued.

"It's in a pocket square"

"

I know Yannick well and I can attest to all his qualities, and in particular his qualities as a negotiator,

" said Eva Joly.

Before warning the MEP: “

It's in a pocket square.

(...) He has to adapt to what the ecologists want, that is to say he radicalizes his positions a little.

"

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Support of the mayor of Grenoble Éric Piolle in the first round - because of "

his experience

" and the fact "

that he largely brings together

" - Eva Joly was also sorry for her "

elimination

". The city councilor in fact came in fourth position with 22.29% of the vote. As for Sandrine Rousseau, the radical assumed led "

a very good campaign

" and knows "

very well to fit in with its time

." If the eco-feminist wins this primary, Eva Joly will also ensure her support.

Source: lefigaro

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