LIVE – Fabien Roussel “asks rebellious France to review the candidacy” of Taha Bouhafs

Questioned this Monday on France inter, François Hollande did not wish to speak about his possible candidacy for the legislative elections. “As far as I’m concerned, I have until May 20 I believe. I haven’t made a decision and I’m also concerned not to add confusion to the confusion.”

The former President of the Republic, however, was annoyed to find that his former constituency of Corrèze had been “reserved” for a candidate from La France insoumise.

“I thought it was a form of elegance, of courtesy, he was moved. I was a deputy for this constituency for twenty-four years. (…) I think there is forms of inelegance, of absence of friendship in the Socialist Party which seem to me quite harmful.”

“I have been a socialist since I was 20,” François Hollande recalled on France Inter on Monday. “I led the PS for ten years, my life is linked to socialism. Socialist, I am, socialist I will be until the end of my existence.” But he recognizes that the party is “worn out, tired”. “And I think it is above all divided,” added the former President of the Republic, who calls for rebuilding “a great movement” after the legislative elections.

The union of the left is “desirable and desired”, declared this Monday François Hollande on France inter about Nupes. “The left must send as many deputies as possible to the National Assembly.” But the former President of the Republic considered that this union was neither balanced nor credible, denouncing the 70 constituencies reserved for the Socialists.

“It’s a mistake, many socialist candidates would have been in better conditions to be elected as deputies than candidates from La France insoumise. It’s an imbalance.”

According to him, the agreement reached this weekend in Aubervilliers “does not even allow victory” and “will permanently unbalance the left”, lamented the former first secretary of the Socialist Party. “On Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s program, there is no possible majority.”

She is not a candidate, and she will not be. Asked about a possible investiture of Zineb El Rhazoui in the legislative elections by the presidential majority, Christophe Castaner swept away all suspicion.

“At no time was his candidacy considered,” he assures us, before adding: “The reality is that Zineb El Rhazoui is not a candidate in the legislative elections. From my information, she is not. not, and it won’t be”.

For him, nothing is played. Asked on franceinfo about the chances of seeing the left bloc win the June legislative elections and obtain a majority in the Assembly, the president of the LaREM group Christophe Castaner estimates that there are “577 constituencies, and 577 battles to be fought “.

The former Minister of the Interior nevertheless castigates this union which “aligns” completely with the program of La France Insoumise according to him:

“What is the line of this leftist bloc? What is the position of the Socialist Party on whether or not to continue to deliver arms to Ukraine? I know that Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the Insoumis are against it. political program, it is that of an imposture, that of a bankruptcy, and this is what we must demonstrate and denounce during the legislative campaign” asserts Christophe Castaner.

What first steps if Emmanuel Macron and the presidential party obtain a majority in the legislative elections? Invited on franceinfo this Monday morning, the boss of the LREM deputies Christophe Castaner assures that the energy shield to fight against soaring energy prices will be the priority:

“We will maintain it beyond the summer” he assures. “This will be the first text that we will implement if we have a majority in the National Assembly”.

Guest of France 2 this Monday morning, the deputy from the North and ex-communist presidential candidate Fabien Roussel judged the candidacy of journalist Taha Bouhafs, invested by the New popular ecological and social union (Nupes) in Vénissieux despite his past condemnation for racial slur, “not acceptable”. He even asks LFI to “review this application”.

“I do not understand that insubordinate France invests a candidate condemned for racial insult. It is not acceptable. We ask insubordinate France to review this candidacy”, launched Fabien Roussel.

The campaign for the legislative elections will occupy the field of political mornings on Monday. The detailed program:

– 7:40 a.m. France 2: Fabien RousselMember of Parliament for the North

– 7:40 a.m. RTL: Clement BeauneSecretary of State for European Affairs and “Together” candidate in Paris

– 7:50 France Info: Manon AubryMEP La France insoumise

– 8 a.m. Public Senate: Emmanuelle WargonMinister Delegate in charge of Housing

– 8:15 a.m. Europe 1: Jean-Louis BourlangesChairman of the Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee, outgoing MoDem deputy for Hauts-de-Seine

– 8:15 a.m. South Radio: Francois-Xavier BellamyMEP LR

– 8:20 a.m. France Inter: Francois Hollandeformer President of the Republic

– 8:20 RFI: Laurent Saint Martinoutgoing Renaissance deputy for Val-de-Marne

– 8:30 France Info: Christopher Castanerpresident of the Renaissance group at the Assembly

New burst of nominations for the presidential party. Together, the famous common house of the majority, unveiled this Sunday evening an additional list of 52 names of candidates for the next legislative elections, which are added to those already announced in recent days.

Two points hold the attention: the rallying of Constance Le Grip, deputy LR of Hauts-de-Seine and ex-support of Valérie Pécresse in the presidential election, and the absence to date of macronist candidacy in the constituency of the president of the group LR to the Damien Abad Assembly.

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Welcome to this direct dedicated to the news of the legislative campaign of this Monday, May 9.