Christian Paul, project manager of Christiane Taubira, deplores Monday February 14 on franceinfo “a blocking of sponsorships” of the left-wing candidate for the presidency by the elected socialists, whereas last week she had only 47 of the 500 required. He assures that his team will go “seek these sponsorships with your teeth” to allow him to introduce himself.
franceinfo: Is this withdrawal of the Radical Left Party a surprise?
Christian Paul: Both before and after the popular Primary, which was a time when more than 400,000 people chose Christiane Taubira, there were campaigns to smear this citizens’ initiative, attempts to intimidate and block sponsorships throughout the past week. The radical leftists have drawn their conclusion. We draw the conclusion with Christiane Taubira that we must continue this great campaign. It’s a campaign which, on the left, will largely be played out outside the political parties because they have failed to unite. Citizens who have values, who lead fights, who sometimes despair of the left, but who nevertheless want it to have a say in this presidential election, they wanted a common candidacy. As soon as that is not possible, should they be silent, abstain, desert the political fight? No. Today there is a candidate who is a candidate for justice, who has chosen not to be hostage to political parties. It’s demanding, it’s difficult, but we are going to carry out this second stage of the campaign with great enthusiasm, because it has this reservoir of enthusiasm in the country. Saturday in Créteil, it was the most fervent meeting of his campaign with 70% or 80% of young people who were there to listen to him and applaud him.
Christiane Taubira has only 47 sponsorships: that’s far from the 500 needed!
It was last week. There will be more this Tuesday with the new count of the Constitutional Council, and obviously even more Thursday, February 17. Indeed, it is difficult for many candidates.
“Is this system of sponsorships, at the time of citizen nominations, a good formula? Certainly not. It turns out to be more of a blockage which can become a denial of democracy.”
Christian Paul, project manager for Christiane Taubiraat franceinfo
I appeal to the mayors of France, not only to support Christiane Taubira’s project, but first of all to allow her to be a candidate, to sponsor this candidate who is a free woman, a stateswoman and a woman of fight. Today, we’re going to have to redouble our energy, but we’ll get those referrals, forgive the expression, “with the teeth”, and we’ll have 500 referrals on March 4, 2022.
Is the PS obstructing sponsorships for Christiane Taubira?
He doesn’t do a “little bit” of obstruction. Anne Hidalgo did not hide her wish to prevent the candidacy of Christiane Taubira by blocking sponsorships. I regret. I don’t recognize Anne Hidalgo in these maneuvers, it doesn’t look like her, but the fact remains that she and her entourage worked on it. It does not grow anyone, it damages everyone, it damages the left. I hope that the Taubira 2022 committees and the collectives of the Popular Primary will also meet the elected representatives of their territories to ask them for a civic and democratic boost to allow this candidacy to make history in a few weeks.