Easier to choose your cherries than your candidate, for Saïd. In front of the brightly colored stalls of the market on Place de Narbonne in Massy, the pensioner, still undecided this Friday morning, assures that it will be ” one of the two “. The two are Jérôme Guedj, outgoing MP, and his former substitute Hella Kribi-Rom-dhane, who became a dissident after twenty-five years at his side. This 6th constituency of Essonne is an exception: here, the New Popular Front (NFP) label has not united, but fractured. Jérôme Guedj refused the colours of his investiture by the coalition of the left, “ out of a duty of truth and loyalty to voters “. It therefore displays on its posters and leaflets the logos of the left-wing parties, with the exception of La France inoumise and the New Anticapitalist Party. Opposite, Hella Kribi-Romdhane, ecologist from Génération·s and municipal councilor of Massy, is running on behalf of the New Popular Front.
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Two notorieties are opposed, that of the outgoing deputy, well established in Essonne, and that of a ” marque “recent but already powerful.” Against the RN! ” Irina says offhand, offering an NFP leaflet. The young woman, who is an LFI supporter, prefers the union of a ” ecological, social, anti-racist left “. One of his comrades supports: “ In this multicultural constituency, we need the broadest possible gathering. » « Your MP Jérôme Guedj, against the extreme right! ” says the candidate himself, at the opposite corner of the market.
The constituency seems destined for the left. But which ?
Elected two years ago under the Nupes banner, Guedj will owe nothing to LFI this time, he assures, puffing on his cigarette, before returning to this gradual break. He regrets that LFI only applied half of the slogan “ radicality and solemnity », advocated by Clémentine Autain at the start of the legislature. The violent personal attacks of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, his former mentor, against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, consummated the divorce.
The presidential camp did not present a candidate against the socialist: implicit support. The kiss of death? “ It is still very difficult to make me a Macronist “, Guedj sweeps away with a smile. Even if the Bardella list came out on top in the European elections (19.2%), the constituency seems destined for the left. But which one? The duel has the air of a primary and the rivals are considering withdrawing in the event of a dangerous three-way election. The profession of faith for the second round is not easy to prepare “, acknowledges Jérôme Guedj. A stone’s throw away, Sarah is fervently campaigning for him. And for the survival of an old-style left? “A republican left,” she corrects.
