François-Xavier Bellamy, head of the Les Républicains list European elections of June 9was, Monday March 18, the first guest on the Franceinfo show “Demain Europe”. While Emmanuel Macron reiterated his comments on the possible sending of ground troops to Ukraine, François-Xavier Bellamy believes that with these declarations, the French president “has weakened France and its position, Ukraine and its defense, and Europe as a whole”. The war in Ukraine “must end when Ukrainians choose to negotiate peace on their terms” and “it’s not our place to say”he added. “Our role is to support Ukraine so that it is in the strongest possible position,” according to him. Follow our live stream.
In search of political space. Appointed head of the LR list in January, François-Xavier Bellamy, who is trying to mobilize all the parliamentarians in his camp, will officially launch his campaign during a major meeting in Paris on March 23. The MEP is looking for a space between Macronism and the far right. He thus made “border protection” and of “economic sovereignty” two essential axes of his campaign. Echoing the anger of the farmers, he said “hostile to free trade agreements” and demands “a moratorium on environmental issues”.
“On June 9, it’s the post-Macron era that will be decided,” according to Manon Aubry. “Either we head down the highway of chaos with Jordan Bardella and the far right (…) or we turn our backs on a policy which has favored the richest, which sacrifices public services. estimated the head of the list La France insoumise on Monday in the “4 Vérités”, on France 2.
Mélenchon and Glucksmann both want to unite the left after the European elections. In dispersed order for the June 9 vote, La France insoumise, the socialists, the ecologists and the communists are waging a battle for leadership on the left. “If people on the left vote for us, there will be a union”assured Jean-Luc Mélenchon on France 3. “I think that this campaign will make it possible to decide the lines on the left on the question of the geopolitics of Europe, the relationship to dictatorships, the relationship to human rights, the relationship to violence”for his part declared Raphaël Glucksmann, head of the Place publique list also designated by the PS, on BFMTV. “In 2027, I am for the left to come together, but it will not come together on the line of Jean-Luc Mélenchon”he added.