Program for the Europeans, violence against minors, summons of LFI members by the police… Léon Deffontaines’ “8h30 franceinfo”

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The head of the United Left list for the world of work/PCF was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Thursday April 25, 2024.

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Léon Deffontaines, head of the United Left / PCF list in the European elections, on franceinfo on April 25, 2024. (FRANCEINFO / RADIO FRANCE)

Léon Deffontaines, head of the United Left list for the world of work/PCF, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Thursday April 25, 2024. Speech by Emmanuel Macron at the Sorbonne, violence by minors, communist program in the European elections. .. He answered questions from Agathe Lambret and Jérôme Chapuis.

Speech by the president at the Sorbonne: “It’s a meeting for Valérie Hayer”

Emmanuel Macron’s speech on Europe at the Sorbonne on Thursday is “a meeting for Valérie Hayer”the head of the Renaissance list for the European elections, according to Léon Deffontaines. “With a little political honesty, that should be counted in Valérie Hayer’s speaking time”he believes.

Emmanuel Macron is back at the Sorbonne, seven years after a first speech in which the head of state presented a series of proposals to try to relaunch the construction of the European Union.

Violence by minors: “it’s above all a question of means”

“With this government, we are dealing with arson firefighters. They are responsible for this situation”affirms Léon Deffontaines, while the government is increasing its announcements to fight against minor violence.

For the 28-year-old communist candidate, the government has “considerably reduced social assistance for children” And “the means for associations, for educators”, he laments. “If the government wanted to revive citizenship and fight against delinquency, it is above all a question of means.”says Léon Deffontaines.

“LFI sullies the Palestinian fight”

“Insoumise France is soiling and trampling on the Palestinian fight for electoral purposes. I will never forgive them”denounces Léon Deffontaines, who says “uncomfortable with the positions of rebellious France”.

The communist candidate believes that “the rupture is complete” with La France insoumise and claims not to have “waiting for the European campaign to talk about Palestine“: “Moreover, we and the deputies presented a resolution which aimed to denounce the apartheid system put in place by Israel in Palestine”he concludes.

European elections: “My priority is the social question”

“My priority is the social question, the question of production and the question of work”, defends Léon Deffontaines. Its objective is to “exceed the 5% threshold”below which parties cannot have elected representatives in Parliament.

Opposing the PS candidate Raphaël Glucksmann and the LFI candidate Manon Aubry, the communist candidate claims to think “to those who will be shopping and who will have difficulty filling their shopping cart. It is to them that I want to address in this European campaign. I want to tell them that we can act on a European scale for their purchasing power“.

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