In Paris, NFP voters are disillusioned by the lack of agreement on a name for Prime Minister

More than a week after the results of the legislative elections, the left-wing parties of the New Popular Front have still not managed to agree on a candidate for the post of Prime Minister.

From twists to twists on the left. La France Insoumise announced on Monday, July 15, that it was stopping discussions with the rest of the left to form a government, as long as there is no agreement on a single candidate for the seat in the National Assembly. For their part, the Socialist Party (PS), the environmentalists and the communists have proposed Laurence Tubiana for the post of Prime Minister to LFI, France Télévisions learned on Monday.

But what do the voters who voted NFP in the legislative elections think of all this political cooking? In a park in the 19th arrondissement of Paris – a constituency where more than 60% of voters voted left in the first round – the residents are desperate: “Actually, I’m really worried.”says a voter. “I am disillusioned”confides another. “I am worried because this is not what we voted for. We voted for a common agreement and now we see that it is blocked.”laments another.

Sandrine, 63, unemployed for several years and close to the socialists, is starting to find the time long: “We’re all a bit fed up. They can’t reach an agreement. It would be good if they decided quickly or else we’d be left without a government, like in Belgium, and that wasn’t so bad.”

The problem, according to Pierre, the forty-something and supporter of the environmentalists, is that the parties have lost their sense of the general interest. “Negotiations are necessary, but behind this I also see the game of scheming and ego.he explains. It can be frustrating to think that these people have no sense of community at all.” He, who bought newspapers to better understand the behind-the-scenes negotiations on the left, regrets having come to this conclusion: “I admit that I am not expecting these nominations. I do not see any figure at the moment, neither on the left nor on the right, who interests me and who I will support.”

However, Delphine, a thirty-something French teacher, had hope when the name of Huguette Bello was mentioned, the president of the Réunion region, close to the Insoumis: “I had never heard of her, but I thought it was good in the end because in fact, none of those we had heard during the campaign were putting themselves forward. So I think it was pretty good to broaden things a bit.”

The option fell through and Eddy, a 36-year-old graphic designer and rebellious voter, is trying to take a step back: “I think that many people expect that it will be anyone, as long as they remain faithful to the program rather than arrangements that ultimately do not really speak to people. I am a little afraid that if power is accessible to the New Popular Front, the little backroom arrangements and personal arrangements will take precedence over the program.” Emmanuel Macron would still have to appoint a left-wing Prime Minister,what looks bad“, they say, with a general feeling: “All that for this…“