Determined to give blow for blow.
Accused of
“sabotage”
by Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the run-up to the European elections, after an incriminating interview on the conflicting strategy of his political party, Clémentine Autain responded to him this Monday evening.
Guest of “C à Vous” on France 5, the LFI MP for Seine-Saint-Denis preferred to ironically:
“The words, which are revealed in L’Obs, are not sabotage for the European campaign…” “I think that if we could discuss something other than proposing my exclusion from La France Insoumise by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, it is not entirely likely to create a good climate,”
criticized the parliamentarian.
Which she mocks against the
“exclusionary behavior”
of her former colleague from Marseille, who refuses
“strategic debates”
on the
“strategy and tactics”
of LFI.
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The weekly, classified on the left, revealed, two weeks ago, this message from the former presidential candidate in the Telegram loop of rebellious deputies:
“Slaps in the back during the electoral campaign are not acceptable. »
Then this warning against the former feminist activist:
“Leaving would be better, more honest, more humanly respectful.
So out of reach.”
A few days earlier, the elected official had mocked
“the profile of La France insoumise for a year
(which)
did not allow them to gather strength and
(them)
cost them”
politically.
A pass of arms which was in no way a surprise.
Between Clémentine Autain and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the rag has been burning for years.
Both politically and personally.
But four months before the community vote, the two personalities are blowing on the embers themselves.
And wash their dirty laundry in public.
“If we want to score, the best, behind Manon Aubry (head of the LFI list, Editor's note), the best is to bring together La France Insoumise and try not to alienate ourselves outside the fringes which could be acquired by us,”
regretted Clémentine Autain on Monday evening.
As a reminder, the party led today by Manuel Bompard is judged to have between 7 and 8% voting intentions in the polls.
A score synonymous with a dropout compared to that of the presidential election, when Jean-Luc Mélenchon reached 21.95% of the votes.
A call to “come together”
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How can we explain this drop of around fifteen points?
France Insoumise is probably paying for its strategy of “messiness” in the National Assembly, as well as its ambiguity in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
A position which has, to say the least, isolated him within the political class and the left.
One of a handful of rebels within LFI, Clémentine Autain
ultimately
considers that
“the sabotage trial is a way of not being part of the European campaign.”
To
“prevent Emmanuel Macron, the macronie and his successors from continuing to cause harm”
and
“bar the road to Marine Le Pen”
, the Insoumise urges his camp to
“come together”, “rather than spending time explaining that it would be better if we were outside or excluded from everything or called names of birds.”
To do this, she asks the rebellious lieutenants to adopt a
“high level of responsibility”
in order to
“be up to the situation”
.
“If it's just 'this is how it is, and if you don't agree, it's out', that's not how you bring your political family together and aim for more just."
The tone is set.
We are now awaiting the response from the principal concerned.