“It was inevitable. This is the feeling of Carole Delga, the socialist president of the Occitanie region, after the withdrawal of the candidacy of Arnaud Montebourg. Asked this Thursday about
Public Senate, the one who is also spokesperson for Anne Hidalgo in this presidential campaign did not mince words about what the latest developments on the left inspire in her.
“This gives a terrible impression of cacophony for the left, and we can clearly see, through the polls, that this despairs our electorate since the left total is less than 25%, she lamented. The division gives discredit to the project of the left. »
“The socialists were not ready enough for this presidential election, and we all have a collective responsibility”, admits @CaroleDelga “We are going to have to make painful and courageous decisions” #HelloHome pic.twitter.com/uMSks4laYV
— Public Senate (@publicsenat) January 20, 2022
Before returning to the declaration of Christiane Taubira, “one more candidate”. “She was a great Minister of Justice. For as much, there, it does not bring a capacity of union. The only one who has the stature to be President of the Republic is Anne Hidalgo. If there is union, it is behind Anne Hidalgo”, noted the former Secretary of State of François Hollande, while remaining “lucid” about the chances of the mayor of Paris.
“Not ready enough”
Like former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, she acknowledged that the Socialists “were not ready enough for this presidential election”. However, she refused to point to those responsible, citing a “collective responsibility”.
As for the popular Primary, to which she had declared herself favorable several weeks ago, today she considers that it is no longer one: “There is no presentation of a project, criticizes the elected . It’s a vote on personalities, it’s a ranking. »