Can the forces of the left really unite, for the presidential election of 2027? After the split in the legislative elections, with the supporters of the Nupes agreement on the one hand and those who rejected it, like Carole Delga, on the other, the regional president is organizing Sunday, September 25 in Bram (Aude) ” Meetings of the Left”. A meeting organized by its allies at the regional council of Occitania.
A full day of workshops, with some personalities: the former socialist Arnaud Montebourg in particular is announced, while the communist Fabien Roussel, a time anticipated, will finally be absent. Also present will be the explorer Jean Louis Etiennethe former ecologist MEP from Aveyron Jose Boveor the man who whispers in the ear of presidents: Jacques Attali.
Left cassoulet and debate of ideas
According to the organizers, 1,500 people have already registered. Fans of the Delga-style cassoulet on the left, and moreover the typical Occitan dish will be served at midday. But on the menu of discussions, there will be above all what divides or unites left-wing political formations. “Already, you have to know what we don’t agree on, to then manage to build. So we have to talk“ Judge Vincent Garel, the president of the radical left group at the regional council.
“The left must work” adds Pierre Lacaze, the secretary of the Communist Party of Haute-Garonne, even if he recognizes that the voter on the left can be a little lost in the different political currents. But for the communist, it is also a chance to clarify ideas after the last legislative elections: “For example, on energy. Each party (with Nupes) had taken positions on nuclear power. Does it remain valid? We at the PCF say that nuclear production must be increased to meet the energy challenges. But is it majority on the left? There will be debates. The world moves fast, and the left must react quickly in the proposals”.
The appointment of Bram is brought to settle each year, announce the supporters of Carole Delga. Perhaps to refine a project for 2027? In an interview with the magazine L’Express, this Tuesday, September 20, the president of the Occitanie region judges that a “credible project between the liberalism of Emmanuel Macron and the bolivarianism of Jean-Luc Mélenchon” is “possible and essential“.