Karim Bouamrane, the socialist mayor of Saint-Ouen, is preparing to launch his political movement

The festivities were initially planned for June 28. But due to the dissolution, the event was postponed to October 3. Karim Bouamrane, the high-profile socialist mayor of Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis), announced on LCI the creation of his political movement “La France humaine et forte”. A structure designed for “to give people pride again”The launch event will take place in his hometown at the Bauer Stadium, home to Red Star FC.

Which personalities does the mayor, once tipped for Matignon, intend to rely on to give weight to his initiative? He will invite “all those who are part of this compromise process”citing the socialist president of the Occitanie region, Carole Delga, the mayors of Vaulx-en-Velin and Rouen, Hélène Geoffroy and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, as well as the social democrat MEP Raphaël Glucksmann. The latter “will probably be present in our initiative”reports Karim Bouamrane.

“Blue-white-red values”

“A strong and humane France” will be structured around the “shared progress, shared hope and shared happiness”Beyond social and ecological issues, the movement intends to challenge the right on the issue of authority, as well as national symbols. “We are proud to be French. At every ceremony, we sing the Marseillaise because we do not want to leave the blue-white-red values, the principles of the Republic to the National Rally.”said Karim Bouamrane, whose movement name is close to Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign slogan in 2012, “Strong France” .

Despite this solo escape, the mayor of Saint-Ouen remains a member of the Socialist Party. The man who claims to have had contact with the entourage of the President of the Republic has reiterated that he is not “candidate to be prime minister.” With his political movement, Karim Bouamrane now seems to see further. According to information from Release he does not rule out a candidacy for the 2027 presidential election.