The essential
The National Council of Socialists approved Thursday evening the agreement concluded with LFI for the legislative elections.
The presidential party En Marche!
changes its name and becomes Renaissance.
Richard Ferrand, Edouard Philippe, François Bayrou and Stanislas Guerini have launched “Ensemble”, a confederation which brings together Renaissance, the MoDem and Horizons for the legislative elections.
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, will stand for legislative elections in the North, the Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne will be a candidate in Calvados.
Bruno Le Maire and Eric Dupond-Moretti will not be candidates.
07:51
Emmanuel Macron's European Union is far from the citizens"
“I propose to agree with François Bayrou.
We will say hell to Europe because we will have a mandate from the French.
No one has heard of the conference on the future of Europe.
Emmanuel Macron's European Union is far from the citizens,” explains Manon Aubry, MEP.
07:46
"The Socialist Party reconnects with its history" for Manon Aubry
“The Socialist Party is reconnecting with its history.
It's time for the big battle at the ballot box,” explained Manon Aubry of LFI on France 2. “Our program will change the lives of millions of people.
I didn't think we would end up so quickly and so hard.
I had the feeling of seeing a new Socialist Party,” she added.
And "the elephants are very wrong," she answers a question about the caciques of the PS who criticize the agreement.
07:41
In Occitania, the socialists refuse to submit to the "Rebellious"
“Zero riding out of nine!”
» in the Hérault, are offended by the socialists of the Occitanie region, who reject the « shopkeepers' agreement » concluded in Paris between the management of the PS and the Insoumis.
They will therefore present their own candidates for the legislative elections, with the hope of initiating a "refoundation" of the "old house".
Several socialist tenors have therefore presented the candidates who will defend the colors of the departmental majority, known as the “solidarity and ecological majority”, in three of the nine constituencies of this historically socialist department (the 4th, 5th and 7th).
As a conductor, the president of the department and former deputy Kléber Mesquida, 76, including 47 years in the PS.
At his side, the president of the Occitanie Region, Carole Delga, last minute guest and also opposed to this Parisian agreement.
07:30
The PS parliament adopts the historic agreement with LFI
The National Council of the PS adopted by 62% on Thursday evening the agreement with LFI for the June legislative elections, a historic change of direction, after sometimes tense debates which partly prolonged the already engaged revolt of party figures .
The agreement was adopted by 167 votes for, 101 against, and 24 abstentions.
The debates lasted four hours and alternated supporters and opponents of the LFI, EELV and PCF alliance for the legislative elections of June 12 and 19.
"It's a moment of clarification, this vote says to which political space we belong", "on the left" and not with Emmanuel Macron, concluded the first secretary Olivier Faure from the headquarters of Ivry-sur-Seine.
Several dozen of the 303 members of the National Council were present - the others participated by videoconference.
07:20
Hello
Welcome to this live dedicated to the post-presidential election and the legislative elections which are fast approaching.