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The First Secretary of the PS defends the position of the NFP, which has rejected any dialogue with the Elysée since the refusal to appoint Lucie Castets to Matignon. The socialist summer universities, which open on Thursday 29 August, could be the scene of an internal revolt.
Here we go again. While the Socialist Party is launching its summer universities in Blois this Thursday, August 29, the pink house is once again plagued by divisions. Since Emmanuel Macron’s refusal to appoint Lucie Castets to Matignon, the internal opposition to Olivier Faure has called for discussions to continue with the head of state. A position that runs counter to that of the first secretary, who rejects a resumption of exchanges with the Elysée. Considering that the internal quarrels of the PS are not up to the level of the political crisis, the deputy of Seine-et-Marne hammers home Liberation that his party will not compromise with Macronism. Any government built on the principle of continuity of the policy implemented over the last seven years will be censored, he also warns.
Two days after Macron’s decision to dismiss the Castets hypothesis at Matignon, do you still refuse to return to the negotiating table?
We refuse to participate in consultations whose sole objective is to fracture the NFP. The President seeks to build a majority based on the groups defeated in