On June 12 and 19, voters will be called to the polls again to elect their deputies. At least two weeks before the first round of the presidential election, the parties are also preparing for the legislative elections. In Indre, EELV chose its two candidates.
For the first constituency, the candidate is Amélie Dumans, elected from the opposition to the town hall of Le Blanc. The 30-year-old who works in aromatherapy has been a member of EELV since 2020 and the municipal elections.
The candidate for the second constituency is Germain Lefebvre, executive in a European cooperative for self-employed workers. Former elected municipal official in Pêchereau and collaborator on the Regional Council, he is vice-president of the Pays Val de Creuse-Val d’Anglin.
Fight for the climate and energy transition
At the heart of the campaign of the green candidates, the climate and the protection of nature. “Last weekend again we were classified red on air quality throughout the Region” recalls Germain Lefebvre. One of the priorities for him: drinking water. “Conserve water in groundwater and rivers, preserve wetlands rather than draining water from plots, fight against soil artificialization to preserve a certain biodiversity”. The candidate says he is particularly opposed to the installation of “basins”, these water reserves intended for agriculture.
The candidates also want to help farmers commit to more organic and less pesticides, in particular to supply collective restaurants. “We are not here to point fingers at farmers, because they are in a system that makes them dependent. We have to sit around the table, rethink the crops we have in Indre and see what they are used for precisely.”
The energy issue is also essential, especially in our territory.
Indre is the department most affected by fuel poverty in the Region
EELV wants to set up a aid for insulation to allow households to reduce their expenses by 50% in this domain. In the shorter term, the party also wants to help with the transition from fuel oil and gas “why not towards heat pumps”.
“Social justice” to end precariousness
Purchasing power is also a theme of this campaign for EELV. The candidate Amélie Dumans wishes to set up a “citizen income” for allfrom the age of 18, and the increase of the minimum wage to 1,500 euros. “There will also be negotiations in each branch to increase wages.”
But “social justice” also requires a equal access to public servicesespecially in rural areas. “We must restore the means and not just the infrastructure” she specifies, “and not dematerialize everything, at the risk of further alienating vulnerable populations”. To overcome the problem of medical deserts, she says she is not opposed to the obligation for young doctors to come and practice for a while.
The candidate for the first constituency also believes that it is necessary relaunch small railway linesto allow better mobility for populations. “We must put the issues of rural territories back on the table”.