Julien Bayou, the national secretary of EELV, is not used to spending his Sunday evenings at the headquarters of La France insoumise passage Dubail, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Even less to bring together, by videoconference, the federal council of his own party.
The scene turned to the unusual: the leader of the Greens moved into the office of Manuel Bompard, chief negotiator of the Insoumis, to submit to the vote the text of the alliance of EELV with LFI.
Facing the webcam, Julien Bayou explained to his family:
"I have heard the many disputes, and we know that the agreement is not perfect, but it is a big step forward."
The mélenchonistes discovered, half-intrigued, half-dumbfounded, the slowness of the democratic process of their counterparts, where each participant is called
"by name"
to vote.
Day and night, compared to LFI's mode of operation, which is much more vertical.
At midnight, the white smoke finally arises.
The agreement is approved by a large majority.
Ecologists and rebels…
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