First secretary of the Socialist Party in Loire-Atlantique, Karim Benbrahim, 44, is a candidate for the legislative elections in the first constituency (Nantes-Orvault-Sautron), under the banner of the New Popular Front.
His political journey
An engineer by training, this RTE employee in renewable energies, resident of the Procé district in Nantes, has been active in the PS since 2005. First secretary of the Nantes Nord section, before becoming boss of the Loire-Atlantique socialists in 2023, with just one vote ahead.
With the desire to take action, and “to renew the political staff”, he is running for the legislative elections in 2022. That he will lose to the Macronist Mounir Belhamiti.
Son of Tunisian immigrant traders who sell in the markets, father of two children, Karim Benbrahim believes in secularism and a strong presence of public services in neglected territories. In education too. He got involved in politics to “give back to the Republic what it gave me, in terms of opportunities to study and climb the social ladder”.
Its “purchasing power” measure
Propose fairer taxation for workers. “It is not normal that capital income is taxed less than labor income. We will restore fairness in this area and make income tax more progressive”
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The measure that is close to his heart
Restore the Wealth Tax (ISF) and tax super-profits. “In working-class neighborhoods, such as Nantes Nord, Breil, Orvault, some can no longer live with dignity and even have to turn off the heating in winter.denounces the fervent defender of social ecology. A fairer tax system will enable fair financing of the ecological transition”.
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