For Manuel Bompard, the agreement between LFI and EELV is “historic”
No doubt. For Manuel Bompard, the negotiator of La France insoumise (LFI) with the other left-wing parties in view of the legislative elections, “we can speak of a historic agreement” regarding last night’s agreement between the environmentalists and the “rebellious”.
“There had never been an agreement in history between Europe Ecologie-Les Verts and La France insoumise at the national level for the legislative elections”explains the former campaign director of Jean-Luc Mélenchon for the presidential election at the microphone of France Inter. “It triggers, I hope, the beginning of a dynamic that has an objective, [celui de] make sure to approach the upcoming legislative elections with a majority perspective. The objective is to ensure that we can win the legislative elections.continues Mr. Bompard, also referring to the discussions that continue with the Communists and the Socialists.
Asked by journalist Léa Salamé regarding the vehement political disagreements and confrontations between “rebellious” and environmentalists during the presidential campaign, Mr. Bompard replied: “Of course, there were difficult moments during the presidential campaign. no one forgot them (…), but our responsibility, I believe, is to be able to move on, to open a new stage together and not to remain in the grudges of the past. Otherwise, we are not moving forward. »
For Mr. Bompard, there was no compromise between LFI and EELV, but discussions which made it possible to clarify “misunderstandings” : “There are subjects where we lend to the other, to the partner we have in front of us, a way of seeing things which is not necessarily reality. » “On the points that were the hard points of the discussion, in particular our relationship to the European question, I do not have the impression either of having made a compromise or that Europe Ecologie-Les Verts has made a compromise. . I think we have clarified our position.defends the relative of Mr. Mélenchon.
Regarding political disagreements on the left over the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or even Europe, Mr. Bompard believes that“There are subjects on which we will continue to discuss. In an agreement, we are not obliged to agree on 100% of the points either. There are subjects on which we have slightly different approaches, but this is not decisive..