Jean-Luc Mélenchon has the “keys” to an agreement on the left for the legislative elections – Le Monde

Things are starting to move on the left, in view of the legislative elections. After their poor scores in the first round, the Communists, Ecologists and Socialists have no choice but to turn to La France insoumise, which, in the words of the Communist candidate (PCF), Fabien Roussel, on Thursday, holds the “keys” to an agreement, with its approximately 22%. The atmosphere at Place du Colonel-Fabien has come down a lot since the results of April 10, which granted 2.28% of the votes to Fabien Roussel. We took down the giant photo of the candidate which was displayed on the building designed by Oscar Niemeyer. And Fabien Roussel, if he still makes a few jokes, is above all turned towards the legislative elections which involve the survival of the French Communist Party (PCF). During this time, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, gone for a few days in the countryside and strong in his result, does not decide. Through the voice of his campaign manager, Manuel Bompard, he launched an idea: to discuss, yes, but on condition that “the regrouping is done around the program carried by Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, respecting proportionally the results of the first round of the presidential election as a key to the distribution of constituencies. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in the second round, Jean-Luc Mélenchon as referee and, behind, a political chaos In a letter sent, Thursday evening, to the Communist Party and to Europe Ecologie-Les Verts ( EELV), signed by pillars of LFI – Adrien Quatennens, Mathilde Panot, Aurélie Trouvé and Manuel Bompard – things are becoming clearer. Reminder of grievances, first: “We remember that you excluded us from any common list, including against the National Rally in the PACA region. Therefore, a last minute arrangement for simple concerns of electoral rescue organizations would be misunderstood and demoralizing,” they write. They are also asking for a form of public apology: “For that, you have to commit to stopping the attacks. We believe that you must explain yourself to the voters, who believed what you said. “Let’s discuss everything, let’s be crazy” The letter then evokes the possibility of building a majority in the National Assembly, “without hegemonic will or rallying requirement” and on the basis of a “shared common program”, established from of “The Future in Common”, the project of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. “Each maintaining its own program elsewhere. But in legislative action, it will serve as a reference for the votes to be cast, they say. Obviously, everyone will remain free in their expression, their organization and their choices. But all will undertake to form an intergroup in the National Assembly to support the government of our majority or to oppose without flaw or compromise the power that would be there. You have 34.91% of this article left to read. The following is for subscribers only.