In Montpellier, the anti-Mélenchon left united to find an alternative to the pro-Nupes line

Part of the left meets in Montpellier this weekend, with several figures of the Socialist Party on stage: the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the president of the Occitanie region Carole Delga or the former presidential candidate Benoît Hamon. All want to embody the anti-Mélenchon left and move away from Nupes, already thinking of 2027.

A left that wants to be independent, subservient to Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Nupes. At the initiative of this political rally, which takes place this weekend in Montpellier, we find the mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, delegate secretary of the PS, main opponent of Olivier Faure and who has repeatedly shown his rejection of an alliance of the left.

Towards an independent list in the European elections?

Between this left and the Nupes, several themes are subject to contention: secularism, nuclear power or even Europe. Some executives are also pleading internally to present an independent list in the next European elections, including former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who left the PS last year. He was present this Saturday by videoconference.

“The left of reason has not said its last word”, here is to sum up what Michel Delafosse, the mayor of Montpellier, says. A minority current in the Assembly but represented by mayors of large cities, anxious to distinguish themselves from the excesses of rebellious France in the hemicycle. Many have 2027 in mind with the aim of presenting a center-left candidacy to try to recover an electorate who has left, since 2017 with Emmanuel Macron.

Source: Europe1

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