Insubordinate France pleads for a common list

The Insoumis see far. Central force of the alliance of Nupes, the movement of Jean-Luc Mélenchon seeks to strengthen its hegemony on the left. The next election, still far away, is in everyone’s mind: the European elections of 2024. For many rebels, the left must present a common list, in the same way as it agreed for the legislative elections. “I’m in favor of it. I think that’s the goal we should set ourselves. There is an expectation, we cannot return each to our corner”believes Manuel Bompard, MP and LFI strategist. “Especially since 90% of our votes in the European Parliament are shared with the socialists and the ecologists”he points out.

We have disagreements on European politics, that’s why we sit in different groups in the European Parliament

Léa Balage El Mariky, deputy national secretary of EELV

The issue is very political. A common list would necessarily represent a first step for a common candidacy of Nupes for the presidential election of 2027, and therefore a boulevard for a rebellious personality. Unsurprisingly, the Socialists and the Greens are opposed. Especially since the ballot of…