Two weeks after Jordan Bardella's inaugural meeting in Marseille, La France insoumise (LFI) in turn launched its European campaign this Saturday in Villepinte (Seine-Saint-Denis).
The rebellious speakers took turns in front of an audience of 3,000 people, where tricolor and other purple flags were waving, in the colors of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's movement.
But, as during the Marseille meeting of the National Rally (RN), no European banner was seen in the audience or on stage.
“France first, Europe then,”
Jordan Bardella, for his part, justified himself in the face of accusations of Europhobia.
Insoumise France, which had succeeded in imposing a “
principle of disobedience
” to certain European treaties on its Nupes partners in 2022, is also suspected of pushing for a covert Frexit.
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on France 2 this Monday, the leader of the Insoumis in the European elections, Manon Aubry, brushed aside any joint project with the Lepénistes.
“We have nothing to do with the National Rally.
When they vote against the right to abortion at European level, we vote for it.
When they vote against taxing super profits, we vote for it.
I think there are so many parallels that can be made
,” said the MEP.
However, the one who wants to make the June 9 vote “
a referendum
” against the austerity of the European Union also defends the choice not to display its colors.
“
The European flag has historical meaning.
(...) I assume to say that we must break with all austerity, with free trade agreements, (...) and also break with the whole market, for example the electricity market
” , defended the Insoumise.
“
I dare to say that these dogmas lead to chaos, that we must break with that, and that we must defend solidarity, that we must defend protectionism against free trade
,” he said. she added.
Before inviting voters to cast a rebellious ballot: “
For that we must give ourselves strength on June 9 to change everything.
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