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François Ruffin, deputy of the Somme, is preparing for the presidential election. His character and his words meet with a favorable echo on the left, but it will not be a long calm river to get rid of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Francis Ruffin became one of the strong men of the leftet the polls make him a potential presidential candidate. He comes about this launch an appeal for donations, with a view to the 2027 campaign. Jean-Luc Mélenchonhim, knighted a few weeks ago by writing on his Twitter account: “Francis is ready”. The deputy of the Somme, he procrastinates. “It’s not the moment”, posterhe laughed on France info. According to someone close to François Ruffin, “he doesn’t want to get carried away, and you mustn’t be stupid”.
Far from being unanimous at LFI
François Ruffin is a former journalistWho got to knowto defend the employees of Whirlpool, Or wearing a football shirt in the Assembly. He now invites the entire left to his meetings against the pension reform. To score points with his allies, François Ruffin seeks to soften his image.
He canyou also to show out of step with the political line of the Insoumis, such as insecurity. “Ruffin seizes on the subjects that the left has dropped so that the working classes vote for NUPES”, analysis a communist deputy. He ishowever, still far from being unanimous in his own camp.