Is Jean-Luc Mélenchon now the leader of the left?
With 21.95% of the vote, according to the latest estimates, the candidate of La France insoumise came close to the second round of the presidential election, and was far ahead of his environmentalist, communist and socialist competitors.
According to the first secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure, invited this Monday morning on France Inter, the leader of La France insoumise "
has actually captured the useful vote
", and is therefore with "
a strong responsibility
".
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“
He became the one who potentially allowed the left to be in the second round
”, thus recognized the elected official, whose candidate Anne Hidalgo collected only 1.7% of the vote.
"
He captured voices that are far beyond what the Insoumis represent
," he continued.
A victory for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who has continued to hammer in recent weeks that his candidacy embodied that of "effective voting".
"A left in its entirety in check"
Faced with the calamitous results of other left-wing forces, Olivier Faure therefore believes that "
everyone should remain modest and humble
".
Through this request, he also puts back on the table his desire for a “
coalition
” in view of the legislative elections.
An alliance that would allow “
not everyone to dream of hegemony
”, but rather “
to think that they have to learn from their neighbours
”.
“
It is certainly the best solution
,” he said, referring to “
a left that is totally in check because no one is in the second round for the third time since 2012
”.
"
I solemnly call on all the forces of the left and ecology to come together for this legislative election and to ensure that fragmentation does not happen again
,” he said.
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Regarding the financial health of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, on the other hand, wanted to be reassuring.
For months, Anne Hidalgo's political family took care to limit the costs, aware of the low score that could result from this campaign.
No bank loan was taken out, and travel was organized at low cost.
"
There is no bankruptcy, as many would have liked
," he said.
Before specifying, with regard to his position within the party, that there is “
no question at this stage of abandoning ship
”.
