Christiane Taubira continues to move towards a more explicit candidacy. The potential presidential candidate said Tuesday felt a “colossal expectation” from the left electorate, after a visit to Cergy, in Val-d’Oise, focused on youth and precariousness.
“We can not afford the luxury of missing the April meeting,” added the former Minister of Justice François Hollande, saying since Friday on the ground “the enthusiasm of the people”. But “it is not at low cost that they are ready to start believing in the possibility of winning this election” on the left, she added, stressing that “people are demanding” in the face of “difficulties “.
“Restrain your impatience”
The former member announced Friday “consider” to run for president, assuring wanting to “bring together” an exploded left which has a dozen candidates including the PS mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo. Christiane Taubira has also calmed the ardor of Muriel, a “socialist since always” who urged her to say whether she would be a candidate or not: “Refrain your impatience, you will know in good time”, she had told him about its intentions for April 2022.
Throughout the afternoon, the former Keeper of the Seals especially sent messages of encouragement to the young Cergyssois. “Youth is the energy and power of this country,” she said. To a young teenager who was working on a rap text and crossed paths in a neighborhood house, she repeated to him: “Believe in yourself! “. And to leave her by slipping: “I would like to see you on stage!” “.
In the evening, she then went to an emergency shelter hosting 100 women and children sheltered during the winter period. Before visiting a night reception center, a few kilometers further. Valérie Pelisson, the general manager of Hope 95, the association in charge of the two centers, regretted facing Christiane Taubira “tired teams” and “recruitment difficulties” in the face of “people in distress”. “It’s been many years since we did little for social workers,” replied the former member. According to her, “the State must not only be an accompanist but also a designer” of public policies to help the most vulnerable.