This is one of the soap operas of this campaign for the 2022 legislative elections. Officials from La France insoumise and the Socialist Party met for the first time this Wednesday with a view to forming an alliance. According to them, none of their disagreements would be “insurmountable” to reach an agreement that would be historic.
In order to press this point and to display optimism, the term was used both in the camp of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and in that of the socialists.
Manuel Bompard, designated LFI negotiator, thus expressed to the press that “there is no point of discussion which seemed insurmountable”.
“We did not have the impression of discussing with the same PS as two or three years ago”, he supported, as if to show that the rose party seems to have lowered its demands. , after the presidential fiasco. “There is clearly a desire to display a break with the PS of François Hollande, they had no difficulty in committing to the repeal of the El Khomri law, on the Sixth Republic, the price freeze, which are important markers for us”, rejoiced the LFI MEP.
However, “we are now waiting for a public declaration from the PS which allows us to record these points of convergence, we will see if in the coming days it takes place and in this case we can continue to discuss”, he said. warned.
Discussions will continue
PS spokesman Pierre Jouvet for his part affirmed that “we had a constructive discussion which enabled us to move forward on certain points, there is no insurmountable blocking point between us”. “This discussion allowed us to move forward, demonstrating the common will to build a shared program for the legislative elections, with a common view of victory,” he added.
“It’s an important first step where everyone was able to express with their identity, the markers that are theirs, the desire to walk together,” said Pierre Jouvet, indicating that the two teams were going to “continue to discuss in the hours to come. follow”.
As a reminder, La France insoumise intends to bring together in the wake of Jean-Luc Mélenchon a large alliance of left-wing parties for the legislative elections, in order to become a majority in the National Assembly. For this, negotiations officially began this week.