Empty chairs Several party figures have expressed their displeasure following the leadership overhaul
The group La France insoumise at the Assembly with Mathilde Panot in the center, who asks a question to the government, Tuesday, December 13, 2022. — Juliet AVOT/SIPA
It’s the empty chair policy. La France insoumise is holding its first political council on Monday, a body for strategic debate with power still unclear. But several figures unhappy with the overhaul of the management will not go, from Clémentine Autain to François Ruffin via Alexis Corbière.
The political council has started. to 1:30 p.m. “Based on what has been reported. decided during the representative assembly on December 10,” LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard. “As such, Eric Coquerel is well invited; as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, and two representatives of Picardie Debout of François Ruffin and of the Ecosocialist Left of Clémentine Autain were also tee invited and indicated their participation,” he explained.
A “shrinkage” criticized
Asked by AFP, MP Clémentine Autain replied: “No I will not be there, no I am not invited. (…) I am not a member of the Left Ecosocialist leadership and they know it.” François Ruffin indicated Friday that he would send a representative of Picardie Debout.
Deputy Raquel Garrido, for her part, regretted on RFI that Alexis Corbière and she are not invited: “No I am not summoned, nor Alexis Corbière. Neither François Ruffin nor Clémentine Autain will be present. So it’s proof that the work stays on the job.” These four figures have criticized in December a “narrowing” of LFI when the new coordination was designated. A parliamentary group seminar was held. dedicated to this topic on January 9th.
Promise of evolutions
“I made criticisms of this new management of LFI, relayed fairly mainly within the parliamentary group during the seminar, which still has to work a second day to make proposals. improvement,” Raquel Garrido.
During the crisis, Manuel Bompard had argued; that, at side of the coordination, it is the political council which had to represent the plurality; of the movement and its partners. “Today’s meeting is a first meeting, the composition of the board can be changed. evolve on the basis of each other’s proposals,” he promised on Monday.