NEW DIRECTION Manuel Bompard, close to Jean-Luc Mélenchon, will take the lead of the movement, which does not include several of his figures
The deputies Clémentine Autain and François Ruffin, at the National Assembly on October 11, 2017 (artwork). — NICOLAS MESSYASZ
Discontent is rising within LFI. The deputies Clémentine Autain and François Ruffin, removed from the “new coordination” of the movement led by Manuel Bompard, criticized Sunday respectively “”the fall” and “Shrinkage” to the head of the Insoumis.
“The fallback and the lockdown have been brutally assumed,” the deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis in an interview with; Release, blaming the direction of having “been; chosen by cooptation, which favors the courtiers and contributes to; silence criticism.
Clementine Autain asks to “democratize LFI”
Deploring the “marginalization of those who have a different voice from the current ruling core”, Clémentine Autain does not see “how one can carry the Sixth Republic and assume a such functioning”. “We must democratize LFI majority vocation cannot be a monolithic bloc”, according to the MP.
“I am a little sad that rather than an enlargement, we have a narrowing,” on LCI François Ruffin, elected official of the Somme, seeing in it the “consensus of a small group which has come to an agreement with itself”. “It’s half of the team that remains in the locker room (…) I will discuss with my comrades,” he added.
Corbière and Coquerel on the sidelines
The lack of internal democracy once again threatens to plunge La France insoumise into crisis as Manuel Bompard, close to Jean-Luc Mélenchon, prepares to take action. take, under the protests, the head of the movement, which does not include several of its figures, including also the deputies Alexis Corbière and Eric Coquerel.
On his blog, Jean-Luc Mélenchon reacted on Sunday to this new organization by “recommending the agreement”.” “Facing the rise of dangers and when we are well threatened from all sides, we must know how to participate in a collective effort,” he wrote. “To stand out, you might as well shine in action and speaking out without feeling obligated. to denigrate others or to make life together impossible through press confidences which make collective discussion and places where people live impracticable; it’s supposed to go smoothly.” to wear our colors in 2027 is impossible,” said Clémentine Autain about the next presidential election. And to add: “When the question arises, if I think I have to take responsibility, don’t worry, I will tell you.