La France Insoumise will not participate in the National Council for Refoundation announced by Emmanuel Macron on September 8, Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces it this Friday August 26 on the “summer lecture halls” which are held until Sunday in Châteauneuf-sur -Isere. After two months of absence, Jean-Luc Mélenchon insists “there is no settlement possible” with France Insoumise.
It will be the general battle – Jean-Luc Mélenchon
For his political return, the leader of the Insoumis declares “it will be the general battle” facing the government. During an improvised press briefing, Jean-Luc Mélenchon continues: “Mr. Macron has decided to be frontal, the only way he has to get out of this bad situation is to conclude an alliance with Les Républicains and to average with the National Rally.”
At the same time, in the Louise Michel amphitheater of the Palais des Congrès Sud Rhône-Alpes, the second big debate of the afternoon was held. Should we disobey the European Union to deal with social and ecological emergencies? It is on this question that Clément Beaune, Minister Delegate for Transport, and the rebellious MEP Manon Aubry disagreed.
In front of 1080 political enthusiasts, Marlène Schiappa debated against Alexis Corbières, Insoumis deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis. “I salute a form of courage“said Alexis Corbière at the end of this exchange. On the theme of “being a republican today”, the opponents spoke of the importance of secularism in school as well as the safeguarding of public service.
In addition, the Insoumis deputies who came this Friday, August 26, 2018 to the summer universities in the Drôme (Manuel Bompard, Mathilde Panot and Adrien Quatennens) gave their priorities for this political return. In Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, the deputy of the North, Adrien Quatennens raised three subjects: the climate emergency, inflation and from September the implementation of a flash mission around the taxation of superprofits. The deputy La France insoumise Eric Coquerel and that of the majority David Amiel will be the two co-rapporteurs of this mission. These hearings will take place every Tuesday and will concern three sectors in particular: energy, fuel and sea freight.
– Lucile Auconie