Jean-Luc Mélenchon accuses the Socialist Party of being “organizing a new common base”

Several figures from the Socialist Party want to find the conditions for “non-censorship” in the event of the fall of Michel Barnier's government.

Relations are strained between the Socialist Party and La France insoumise. The leader of LFI, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, accused the PS on Sunday, November 24 of being “organizing a new common base” in place of the current alliance of the New Popular Front, accusing it of “reach out” beyond the left. “The PS is looking for allies. But it will be without LFI”reacted Jean-Luc Mélenchon on

Guest of France Inter, The World and franceinfo, Boris Vallaud notably said he wanted to propose to all parties, with the exception of the RN “to raise the question of the conditions for non-censorship”if the Barnier government were to be overthrown. The Landes deputy would like “pick up the thread” of what “the groups of the New Popular Front” in the Assembly and the Senate had “started doing it in mid-August”, “by saying 'we are ready for text-by-text compromises, we are ready to discuss budgetary policy priorities'”.

As for Karim Bouamrane, guest on Radio J, Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticized his wish to see “a technical government” installed, if the government of Michel Barnier fell. In the event of censorship, it would be “technical government, peace of the brave, let everyone pick up their marbles. And we prepare for the next elections (…) the next dissolution”repeated Karim Bouamrane. The latter has in passing “invited a party” rebels, ecologists, socialists or even left-wing voters “to break away from Mélenchon” whom he accuses of being only in “l’incantation” and sow “chaos”.

“Alert. The PS is in the process of organizing a new common base with others in place of the New Popular Front. Vallaud, Faure, Bouamrane are reaching out to them. Who will prevent this change of line in the PS?”Jean-Luc Mélenchon asked in return.