The Ecologist candidates in the early legislative elections will withdraw in the second round in favor of a candidate “who respects the values of the Republic” in the event of a possible victory for the National Rally, party boss Marine Tondelier announced to AFP on Monday June 24. “Each time an environmentalist candidate, member of the Popular Front, comes in third position, he will withdraw in favor of the candidate who respects the values of the Republic to beat the extreme right”she declared, specifying to wait from now on “the same clarity of all the political forces that call themselves republican”. Follow our live stream.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon “will not be Prime Minister”, says Marine Tondelier. The leader of La France insoumise (LFI), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, “is not the leader of the New Popular Front and he will not be Prime Minister”, declared the boss of the Ecologists, Marine Tondelier, to AFP on Monday. Within the different parties that make up the left alliance, the PS, LFI, the PCF and the Ecologists, “there is an agreement that the Prime Minister must be found by consensus among the different political forces”, she adds. For their part, the socialist Olivier Faure and the communist Fabien Roussel declare on the social network “no one can proclaim themselves Prime Minister”.
Jordan Bardella wants to debate with Jean-Luc Mélenchon. During the presentation of his program, Jordan Bardella declared on Monday that he wanted Jean-Luc Mélenchon “come and debate” Tuesday on TF1 in front of him and Gabriel Attal, noting that the channel’s invitation had been made “to the candidates for the post of Prime Minister”. The head of government also made it known that he wanted the presence of the leader of La France insoumise, who declined. The New Popular Front (NFP) will be represented by the coordinator of La France insoumise, Manuel Bompard, Tuesday on TF1 then by the first secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure, Thursday on France 2.
The leader of the RN presented his program. Jordan Bardella revealed “the priorities of the government of national unity” that the far-right party wants to put in place in the event of victories in the legislative elections. He notably proposed “a big bang of authority” at school “from the start of September”notably with the ban on mobile phones in establishments and the wearing of uniforms.
Bruno Le Maire hits the extremes. Questioned on -, the Minister of the Economy said “that the extreme left and the extreme right are equally harmful to the country from an economic point of view, as well as from a values point of view”. He deplored the speeches “anti-Semitic” held by certain members of the New Popular Front. “To ally is to be complicit”he estimated.
Laurent Berger wants to block the RN. In the “4 Truths”, Monday morning on France 2, the former general secretary of the CFDT claims to be “worried about the possible arrival of the National Rally in this country”. According to him, the National Rally is “a party that plays on fears” et “is not the solution” to the difficulties of the country. The former union leader calls for drawing “perspectives positives”.
