Alongside Lionel Jospin, the elected representative of the 15ᵉ district of Paris has expressed his determination to keep his seat despite his eviction of the agreement of the new ecological and social popular union.
Le Monde with AFP
After long hours of negotiations around the 15 e district of Paris, the negotiators of the new Ecological and Social People’s Popular Union (Nuts) certainly thought they had avoided the worst: a new confrontation between Lamia El Aaraje (Socialist Party) and Danielle Simonnet (La France Insoumise), the two candidates on the left. However, this scenario may well emerge. Lamia El Aaraje, alongside Lionel Jospin, expressed Sunday, May 8 of his determination to continue his action within the National Assembly for another five years.
“I believe I am the legitimate candidate, of the Union,” said Lamia Al Aaraje to residents on the Place de la Réunion market, in the XX e district of Paris , noted the France-Presse agency. “At this stage, I am next to her,” said Lionel Jospin, whom the socialist considers a “great gentleman”. However, it is Danielle Simonnet, the only LFI advisor in Paris, who is part of the Nuts agreement.
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The PS did not gain their case on this constituency, because LFI considered that her election, during which she had beaten M me Simonnet, having been invalidated in January, she did not was not really out. Affirmingly not “accepting this injustice which must be repaired”, M hidalgo assures that she “will be by her side”, without specifying if she encourages him to present a dissident candidacy. Within the Socialist Federation of Paris, one of the most important, the agreement is struggling to pass. David Assouline, the senator of the capital and president of the Parisian section, posted his support several times to M me el aaraje.
Saturday, during the first Nuts convention in Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis), Jean-Luc Mélenchon spoke of any dissident applications. “We are going to put the points on the I. All families are in the popular union. Those who present candidates against the People’s Union are macronistic candidates, because they only serve Macron.” Mr. Mélenchon appeared visibly annoyed . “I say that to you because people started to heat my ears with I don’t know what dissident. Riche well that will laugh the last.” He finally adds: “There is a vote that is absolutely useless, It is the National Front [sic]. “