Legislative: “rebellious”, environmentalists and communists are moving towards an agreement
Negotiations conducted by La France insoumise (LFI) with Europe Ecologie-Les Verts (EELV) and the French Communist Party (PCF) are progressing and have a chance of reaching an agreement for the legislative elections within ten days, say the three parties to Agence France-Presse (AFP), while the Socialist Party is kept on the sidelines for the time being.
Both with the emissaries of the PCF and with those of EELV, “there is an agreement to place ourselves in a majority perspective” to Parliament in order to impose cohabitation and “send Jean-Luc Mélenchon to Matignon”reported Thursday evening Manuel Bompard, campaign manager of the candidate of the “rebellious”.
“We are working on the same deadline, next weekend”adds the chief negotiator of LFI, in a position of strength after the third place of Mr. Mélenchon in the first round.
The national secretary of EELV, Julien Bayou, told AFP he had the same date in mind, and was ready to negotiate all weekend ahead. “We will quickly know if we see the light at the end of the tunnel, or if it is the train that is coming in front. »
“The necessary first steps have been taken, LFI no longer asks for excuses”, observes the former boss of EELV David Cormand. But he warns: environmentalists want to be respected “as partners of LFI and not a simple component of the People’s Union”. On the Communist side, “we also have the objective of a global agreement”, provides a framework. In case of failure, “a partial agreement will be considered”.
” Careful “, Manuel Bompard indicates that several points, and not the least important, remain to be settled. The negotiations on the constituencies promise to be difficult. LFI is ready for its partners to have the means to obtain a group in the National Assembly. But the track proposed by EELV to take into account the intermediate elections “was refused”says Mr. Bayou.
Bilateral discussions on the program of this coalition will advance on Saturday. International and European issues, which are the subject of divergences, are already set aside.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon wanted to be reassuring on Friday, ensuring that he wanted ” turn the page “ disputes on the left. “We have no interest in dominating. We must enter the next battle as united as we can be. »