The list of candidates nominated by LFI for the early legislative elections provokes reactions. The deputies Alexis Corbière, Raquel Garrido, Danielle Simonnet among others, are not reappointed. Many deputies denounced “a purge”.
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- Insoumise France is once again under tension after having unveiled its nominations for the legislative elections. LFI invested Adrien Quatennens, convicted of domestic violence, but not Alexis Corbière nor Raquel Garrido.
- Marine Tondelier denounced the “purge” initiated by LFI and summoned the EELV authorities.
- The New Popular Front now has a program. LFI, the PS, Place publique, Génération⸱s, EELV and the PCF have revealed the main measures they will put in place if they manage to win the legislative elections and obtain a majority in the National Assembly. Details can be found by clicking here.
- The Popular Front will present only one candidate in each constituency on June 30. The distribution is as follows: 229 for LFI, 175 for the PS, 92 for EELV and 50 for the PCF. Consult our map and our search engine to find out which of these parties will be running in your riding.
- If the candidates of the New Popular Front are revealed little by little, one of the investitures caused a strong reaction in the presidential camp. The former Minister of Health in the Borne government, Aurélien Rousseau, will campaign under the colors of the left-wing union.
- But who could be the head of this government if the New Popular Front has a majority in the National Assembly? At this stage, nothing has been decided, even if some believe they can occupy the position: Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Fabien Roussel, François Ruffin and even Clémentine Autain would agree to settle in Matignon.
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09:43 – Adrien Quatennens LFI candidate for the legislative elections
LFI has revealed its nominations for the legislative elections. That of Adrien Quatennens, convicted of domestic violence, is controversial. The outgoing deputy for the 1st district of the North was sentenced in December 2022 to four months of suspended imprisonment for domestic violence. His case was debated on the left, particularly among socialists and ecologists, but this loyalist of the leader of the Insoumis Jean-Luc Mélenchon was indeed reappointed.
09:30 – Alexis Corbière and Raquel Garrido are not renewed by LFI
The list of candidates on the left continues to grow. Three outgoing LFI deputies will not be there. Alexis Corbière, Raquel Garrido and Danielle Simonnet were not in fact renewed by their movement. The result of more or less recent bickering with Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The outgoing MP speaks of a “dirty move” carried out by “sectarians” on “the wishes of Jean-Luc Mélenchon”.
150 measures implemented over three successive periods. This is the guideline of the program of the New Popular Front, presented Friday June 14, 2024. LFI, EELV, the PS, the PCF have agreed on numerous commitments that they wish to implement if they obtain the majority in the National Assembly, on July 7, on the evening of the 2e round of legislative elections. This program would be implemented in three phases: first a series of decisions taken within 15 days after coming to power, then another within 100 days following the start of their governance and, finally, some during the following months.
It goes without saying that the New Popular Front has access to its main promises on purchasing power, which it intends to improve. For this, numerous increases will be decreed: that of the minimum wage to 1,600 euros net, that of the minimum contributory level to the level of the minimum wage, that of the minimum old age to the level of poverty only, that of the AAH to the level of the minimum wage, that of APL of 10%, while indexing salaries to inflation. At the same time, pension, unemployment and RSA reforms will be repealed.
Furthermore, faced with soaring energy bills (electricity, gas, fuel), the New Popular Front promises to remove the 10% tax on energy bills, to cancel the planned increase in the price of gas , to make the first KwH of electricity free and to put an end to electricity, heat and gas cuts.
Concerning Education, the left announces that it wants to repeal the “shock of knowledge” desired by Emmanuel Macron, preserve the educational freedom of teachers, work on total free schooling (Canteen, supplies, transport, extracurricular), but also reduce the number of students per class is 19, abolish Parcoursup, introduce meals for 1 euro at Crous.
Long awaited on the burning subject of international diplomacy, the left alliance revealed its position. On Ukraine, she wishes to maintain the delivery of arms and defend the sovereignty of the Ukrainian people, continue the seizure of the oligarchs’ assets in the banks and send peacekeepers, in particular to secure nuclear power plants.
As for the thorny subject of Israel and Gaza, the New Popular Front proposes to break with support for the government of Benjamin Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister), and to enforce the order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which evokes a risk of genocide. He also wishes to act for the release of hostages held since the massacres, described as “terrorist”, by Hamas, and for the release of Palestinian political prisoners. He promises to support the International Criminal Court in its prosecution of Hamas leaders and the Israeli government and calls for immediate recognition of the State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel on the basis of UN resolutions, with the holding of elections in Palestine.
