The former Keeper of the Seals Christiane Taubira ended up formalizing her candidacy for the Popular Primary to represent the left in the presidential election. In Côte-d’Or, she can count on the support of Patrick Molinoz, vice-president of the regional council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
France Bleu Bourgogne: you are a member of the Radical Left Party, the party that supports Christiane Taubira. Were you expecting this candidacy?
Patrick Molinoz: It’s especially when we’re waiting for a candidacy on the left that actually emerges. And Christiane thought long and hard before taking the plunge. She is a stateswoman. She was Minister of Justice. She marked the history of this country. She does not want to add confusion to the confusion, but it is clear that the candidates nominated by the parties do not emerge. Apart from Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who wants to govern alone. For the others, unfortunately for them, Yannick Jadot, his best poll is at 7%. Anne Hidalgo, unfortunately for her and for the left as a whole, is between 2% and 5%.
In the region and in Côte-d’Or in particular, do you feel a craze for the candidacy of Christiane Taubira?
Everywhere in France there is a breeding ground for the union of the left. Marie-Guite Dufay was the first – or one of the very first, with the mayor of Marseille – elected major national, to say that she will come to Bourgogne Franche-Comté. Christian Paul is also on the move with her in the Nièvre. So Christiane Taubira will undoubtedly come to Bourgogne Franche-Comté in the coming weeks.
I collect sponsorships on behalf of the Radical Left Party and yes, there are elected leftists who support her here. The idea is that we have to find this dynamic of union.
What is Christiane Taubira’s program for this election?
She began to reveal the first lines. For youth: 800 euros per year for five years for young students after the baccalaureate. Raising the minimum wage. The defense of the values of the Republic and secularism. It is also the fight against medical deserts and the hiring of 100,000 caregivers for our hospitals which are in a catastrophic state. This is undoubtedly the end of the T2A, the activity-based pricing that makes the operation of hospitals accountable. These are already major axes, I believe, to try to make sense and to make society.