"
I say to every conscience on the left: everyone is personally responsible for the result
", proclaims the rebellious presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the JDD, believing that he is "
on the doorstep of the second round
".
Asked about his ability to bring the left together while socialist Anne Hidalgo and environmentalist Yannick Jadot criticize his positions on Ukraine, Mr. Mélenchon replied: “
Their hostility wants to prevent me from reaching the second round.
But who will be there then?
Le Pen or Zemmour.
Do they assume this unspoken choice?
“He tackles in particular the mayor of Paris:”
The PS?
At 1.5% (in the polls), what good is it, other than to speak ill of me?
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As for the communist Fabien Roussel, he “
assessed that his divergence with me on steaks and fries, the police and nuclear power was worth a competing candidacy.
At what political cost?
I regret it
, ”adds Mr. Mélenchon.
“
But his voters know that they will be decisive in bringing me to the second round
”, insists the Insoumis.
“The popular union will not come from the chiefs”
According to the man who declared himself in 2020 to try to preserve himself from divisions on the left, “
popular unity will not come from the leaders, but from the people at the base
”.
“
I say to each left-wing, progressive, humanist conscience: everyone is personally responsible for the result
”, adds Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who asks “
not to hide behind the blocking of the leaders
”.
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He says: “
Today, I arrive on the doorstep of the second round.
The key is in your personal ballot
”.
The Insoumis entrusts: “
This presidential, I feel it well.
The deputy of Bouches-du-Rhône is credited with 10 to 13% of the voting intentions, far ahead on the left, but still several points from the second round in most polls.