some executives of La France insoumise demand more internal democracy

In a blog post published at the end of August, the rebellious deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis Clémentine Autain spoke of the lack of “pluralism” and “territorial anchorage” of her movement. She described her functioning as “gaseous” which did not allow drilling during “intermediate elections and in non-election periods“.

With four times more deputies after the legislative elections and even more numerous activists on the ground, La France insoumise has taken on another dimension which implies thinking differently. “I agree with the fact that we must evolve all kinds of things”, recognizes the leader of the party Jean-Luc Mélenchon. “There is no problem between us, we agree, we all know that we have to evolve. How many times have we done it already?”he recalls.

The unfortunate presidential candidate is therefore trying to hold the ranks. He who “decide everything“according to a rebellious parliamentarian, this debate cannot be avoided internally. Some voices are raised to rethink the party, in the same tone as Clémentine Autain’s position. a “small core of leaders“. This operation is however defended by Jean-Luc Mélenchon: “vsis a group which has created, which has trained, which has manufactured, which has constantly expanded“, he advances.

“Name me one other party where people who didn’t have a party card were elected to head a delegation or a vice-president.”

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of La France insoumise

at franceinfo

He thus cites the examples of Manon Aubry or Aurélie Trouvou, who was president of the parliament of the Popular Union during the presidential campaign. “Afterwards, you have to accept a certain number of servitudes, among which there is the fact that sometimes you have to bite your tongue“, adds Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Publicly or more discreetly, certain LFI figures support Clémentine Autain’s approach. Even if the timing does not please the heart of the new school year according to information from franceinfo, a rebellious deputy understands that a majority of executives want to go in this direction. “We need more collegiality, I am in favor of thinking collectively about the strategy“, advances for example the MEP Manon Aubry.

“The question obviously arises of the place of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Afterwards, the objective is also to be action-oriented.”

Manon Aubry, LFI MEP

at franceinfo

The risk that the Insoumis want to avoid is that of a polarization around this question according to a parliamentarian who does not want “fall back into old ways“, she confides to franceinfo. Especially since it will also be necessary to avoid a war of leaders at the time of the departure of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

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Everything is a question of balance, according to MP Aurélie Trouvou, who explains that it is necessary “evolve without reproducing the functioning of traditional political parties, which can also turn into a war of tendencies, local baronies etc.” The reflection is therefore launched with the first tracks which will certainly be put forward during the parliamentary days of the Insoumis at the end of the month.