“All of the thirty public meetings that we hold each week are always full”, describes Manuel Bompard.
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“There is a historic opportunity to ensure that Jean-Luc Mélenchon can be qualified to play in the second round against Emmanuel Macron” and of “drive out the far right from the first round”estimated Friday, March 18 on franceinfo, Manuel Bompard, campaign director of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, while the candidate of rebellious France in the presidential election is in third position in terms of voting intentions in the latest Ipsos Sopra Steria poll for franceinfo/Le Parisien-Today in France.
Even if he says “always critical of the polls”the MEP considers that he “There is a very strong dynamic around the candidacy of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. All of the thirty public meetings that we hold each week are full each time. And so, of course, we believe in it”. Manuel Bompard says he wants “impose a debate with Emmanuel Macron on the big questions” such as the retirement age, the minimum wage or even inflation.
The Head of State presented his program on Thursday March 17, and in particular proposes to subject the payment of the active solidarity income to an activity of 15 to 20 hours per week. “It’s very cruel to give the feeling that, ultimately, those who are unemployed or on RSA are unemployed because they don’t want to work”deplores the campaign manager, for whom “if Emmanuel Macron has work for 15 to 20 hours, the best thing is to transform that into an employment contract”.