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In a message to the federal secretaries, the socialist leadership warns that all those who support a candidate other than Anne Hidalgo will be fired from the party. Rebsamen, pro-Macron mayor of Dijon, is in the sights.
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Here is the preventive message, sent this Monday by the leadership of the Socialist Party to all its federal executives and of which we have read: “We remind you that in accordance with article 1.2.3 of our statutes relating to “party loyalty”, “members of the party […] undertake to support only those candidates for elective office who are effectively endorsed or supported by the Socialist Party”. Our candidate, Anne Hidalgo, was appointed during the militant vote of October 14, 2021 and invested by the Party on October 23, 2021. Any member showing support for another candidate will therefore be deemed excluded. pursuant to article 4.3.3 of our statutes.”
“Socialist friendships”
The threat of exclusion could not be any clearer, even though it is formulated with all the “socialist friendships” of rigor by the signatories of the letter, Corinne Narassiguin (No. 2 of the party), Sébastien Vincini (national secretary for the federations) and Pierre Jouvet (national secretary for the elections and spokesperson). It targets in particular a certain François Rebsamen, PS mayor of Dijon, …