But who is preventing Christiane Taubira from having her sponsorships?
The first secretary of the PS Olivier Faure assures him: "There was no pressure on anyone" to block the presidential candidate designated by the Popular Primary, struggling in the race for the election. 'Elysium.
"Christiane Taubira is a friend, she is a great figure on the left, I absolutely do not wish her misfortune, quite the contrary", he said this Thursday on France 2, ensuring that he wished "that she can find his signatures" of elected officials to validate his presidential candidacy.
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On Tuesday, the former Keeper of the Seals had only 73 sponsorships, out of the 500 needed.
She has until March 4 to find them.
The latter and her team have been saying for several days that the PS is pressuring elected officials to prevent her from having her signatures.
"Absolutely not," repeated Olivier Faure.
The PRG “withdrawn” from the Taubira campaign
“There are 40,000 people who can give a signature.
Don't ask the Socialists who have a candidate and who chose her,” he insisted.
“On the other hand, of the 40,000, I imagine that Christiane Taubira will find her signatures,” he added.
💬 Christiane Taubira is a friend and a great figure on the left.
I never called on the radicals of the PRG to block the obtaining of his sponsorships.
#Les4V pic.twitter.com/Q0rxCnVQeK
— Olivier Faure (@faureolivier) February 17, 2022
The Guyanese candidate notably asserted that the PS had put pressure on the Radical Left Party (PRG), which supported her but has "withdrawn" from her campaign since Monday.
“Call the president of the PRG and ask him if at any time I was able to put pressure on him.
He will answer you no, ”assured Olivier Faure.
