NFP leaders will meet “together” with Emmanuel Macron on August 23, confirms Fabien Roussel

The leaders of the New Popular Front will meet “together” Emmanuel Macron Friday August 23, confirms Fabien Roussel on franceinfo, Friday August 16 at noon. The head of state invited the presidents of the parliamentary groups and the leaders of the parties represented in Parliament to “a series of exchanges”, with a view to attempting to form a government.

The national secretary of the French Communist Party also indicated that the members of the NFP have asked for Lucie Castets to be present with them. “to be able to actually demonstrate the coherence of what we want to propose.” The President of the Republic will not oppose the arrival of the candidate supported by the left, franceinfo learned from Emmanuel Macron’s entourage.

The entourage of the President of the Republic confirms to the political service of franceinfo that the members of the NFP will be received as a group, and that they will be welcomed “first”being the first political force in the National Assembly. On the other hand, Fabien Roussel does not know what will come out of this day of meetings. “I hope that Emmanuel Macron will speak quickly […] We are asking for a change in policy that responds to the millions of our fellow citizens who sometimes voted for the extreme right, but also for the left, to say ‘this has to change'”, estimates the national secretary of the PCF.