Relaunch
Article reserved for subscribers
While her candidacy does not know the desired dynamic and she lacks a number of sponsorships from elected officials, the candidate offered herself this Saturday near Paris a reassuring meeting in front of nearly 400 young people.
While walking in Créteil, it is difficult to miss the information: this Saturday, Christiane Taubira is in town. In a few hours, the militants of the former minister carefully lined the town of Val-de-Marne with posters bearing the image of their candidate. On the way that separates the metro from the small Georges-Duhamel hall, there are dozens of them.
Only a billboard near the place of the rally still lets glimpse the faces of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Fabien Roussel. We put forward two hypotheses: either the Taubira staff lacked posters, or the rebellious and Communists showed themselves to be particularly keen to cover up their rival’s election advertising. In reality, the supporters of the former minister whisper to us that they always spare their competitors from the “camp of progress”. “We have no enemy on the left”, maintains a close relationship with the candidate. Whatever, the message got through: in front of the room, several dozen young people are waiting for the doors to open. A low attendance would have been particularly problematic after a complicated week for Taubira.
Inside, it is still time for final preparations. At the foot of the stage, the former socialist deputies Christian Paul and Daniel Goldberg, faithful among the faithful of the candidate, return to the last days. The two accomplices regret the echo that was given to the meeting between …