A split and a recomposition? Philippe Poutou, former presidential candidate and historical figure of the New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA) calls this Saturday in Launching to rebuild a “broader and more open” movement, after the far-left party split following its fifth Congress in mid-December.
“We want to rebuild a radical left. We need a bigger, more open party,” he proclaimed in a daily interview.
He affirms, in particular, that he wants to give new impetus to a party “that is involved in what is happening on the anti-liberal left, on the side of La France insoumise in particular”, with which he says “to meet on many issues”.
“Couldn’t Last Any Longer”
The former presidential candidate returns to the announcement of the split from his party less than a month earlier, assuring that the decision had become essential.
“The situation was untenable. Internally, the crisis had been latent for a long time (…) It could not last any longer, ”she says.
According to him, two irreconcilable currents were facing each other within the far-left party and were opposed, among other things, on “the electoral question” or “the war in Ukraine.”
No application by 2027
Despite this political project, Philippe Poutou also assures that he does not want to run for president again. “It would not be reasonable,” he believes, and is in favor of a “broad candidacy” from the left, to avoid a dispersion of votes in 2027.
LFI plans to take to the streets again on January 21 against the pension reform, in which Philippe Poutou intends to participate.
Source: BFM TV
