It will be without him. The National Secretary of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, announces in an interview with El Parisino published on Monday, June 30 that will not go to the demonstration organized by Lucie Castets, former candidate of the left for Matignon, to discuss a joint candidacy for the 2027 presidential election.
“I do not prefer to partner with tours of the table that, in my opinion, the former deputy of the North, defeated in the last legislative elections, are justified, claiming that” before the presidential elections, it is necessary to prepare the municipal elections. “
“If the left has been beautiful victories in 2026, it will be the best springboard by 2027. But I am extremely worried because it leaves divided into many cities and some of our partners have great responsibility,” he said.
In your viewfinder? Not only are they rebel, the exchanges of criticism with them are regular and mutual, but especially environmentalists.
“A lot of hypocrisy and a double game”
“In many municipalities, LFI has decided to boost lists: I am supposed to regret, but that does not surprise me. What I do not understand is when other training courses this division and make the decision to ally with LFI to appear against the outgoing mayors of the left who have a good evaluation. It is not correct,” therefore the mayor of Saint-Eamand-Lles-Eaux (north).
Not specifically mentioning certain municipalities, Fabien Roussel refers to the fact that environmentalists could work with both rebel lists and socialist or communist lists during municipal elections.
If he does not name it, the head of the communists addresses Marine Tondelier, National Secretary of Environmentalists and supporter of a left union for the presidential elections, declaring:
“Everyone will recognize themselves. But I see a lot of hypocrisy and a double game among some who land in the champions of the leftist meeting when we talk about 2027 and in kings or queens of the division in the local elections.”
While Marine Tondelier, as the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, is open to the beginning of a primary, both will be in the rally organized on Wednesday, Fabien Roussel opposes him.
According to him, this method of designation “often sacrifices the project and ideas for the benefit of a person.” “First we must work on merits. This is the condition of the victory of the left in 2027,” he argues.
“A history of communist pride”
This position of Fabien Roussel is another obstacle to a joint candidacy of the left. This is defended by Olivier Faure, Marine Tondelier or certain former historical members of LFI, such as Clémentine Tutain or Alexis Corbière, even if the last ones do not agree with the chosen perimeter, the socialist excludes the rebels from the equation.
Questioned by AFP, Marine Tondelier wants to be optimistic.
“Fabien really wants to embark on the presidential elections, it is a history of communist pride, but the communists will not end up joining us,” he wants to believe the head of environmentalists.
The fact is that Fabien Roussel will not be the only absent. The rebels also refuse to participate. Which is not necessarily shameful, since some, such as Olivier Faure, have acted that Jean-Luc Mélenchon, considered too clean, would begin what happens. However, the lack of advertising of Raphaël Glucksmann Raphaël Glucksmann and its opposition to a primary is more shameful for supporters of a joint left candidacy.
Source: BFM TV
