“not one more application but legitimate”

After a landslide victory on Sunday January 30 during the Popular Primary of the Left, the clan of Christiane Taubira is delighted. By videoconference, Olivia Fortin, spokesperson for the presidential candidate, gives the temperature. “It’s a tremendous momentum that has occurred with 400,000 French men and women who have expressed themselves. Contrary to what was said, this election is not intended to unite, but to allow voters of the left and ecology to choose a single candidate before the first round of the presidential election”, she explains. Regarding the favorite status that Christiane Taubira had before this primary, Olivia Fortin believes that “no one can claim to manipulate 467,000 French people”.

“Today, it arrives consolidated by the voice of all those people who expressed themselves to wear the colors of the left during this election”, she continues. In response to reactions from other candidates who consider this to be simply a “more candidacy”, the spokesperson for the former Keeper of the Seals leaves no room for doubt: “this popular primary allowed on the contrary to point the best positioned person. It is therefore a candidacy legitimized by this ballot”. She finally calls to “bring together” around the voice of Christiane Taubira to face “this battle”.