In the midst of uncertainty over the appointment of the future prime minister, the right wing of the PS wants the party to officially support the former prime minister.
In the Socialist Party, the Cazeneuve Prime Minister hypothesis continues to divide. This Thursday, “the right wing” of the party – in favour of the former Prime Minister’s return to Matignon – is increasing the pressure a notch. The representatives of the two minority motions of the PS Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol and Hélène Geoffroy are demanding that an internal vote of the National Bureau decide the question this evening. The two mayors made their demand known early this afternoon by SMS to the party’s first secretary Olivier Faure. An initiative far from insignificant given that the latter was due to go to the Élysée at 4pm with the leader of the socialist deputies Boris Vallaud to meet with Emmanuel Macron.
In messages viewed by The FigaroNicolas Mayer-Rossignol and Hélène Geoffroy believe that the PS must announce “that he will not censor a cohabitation government led by Bernard Cazeneuve, based on the NFP program (pensions, salaries, public services, etc.) and within the framework of the Republican Front.” To confirm this position, both parties believe that the issue must be submitted to the party’s National Bureau this Thursday evening at 6 p.m. An initiative that risks upsetting Olivier Faure, who has been deliberately ambiguous in recent days so as not to offend the allies of the New Popular Front (NFP), who are still behind Lucie Castets.
On Monday morning, the Seine-et-Marne MP estimated that “The question is not the casting, the question is what to do it for”before stating: “We will censor any form of continuity with Macronism.” The group of socialist deputies, which met on Tuesday morning, adopted the same line. The currents led by Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol and Hélène Geoffroy are hostile to agreements with La France Insoumise and are known to be more open to compromise with other political forces. They thus advocated the continuation of discussions with Emmanuel Macron, despite his refusal to appoint Lucie Castets. A way for them to avoid the formation of a “technical” government or even a right-wing prime minister.
