Saturday, April 4, 2015

Jean-Vincent Place calls for a “confederation” of environmentalists – The World

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Senator Jean-Vincent Place and national secretary of Europe Ecologie-Les Verts, April 4, 2015n in the National Assembly.

This Saturday, April 4, in the National Assembly, the crowd was unusual for a weekend -end of Easter. Jean-Vincent Place, François de Rugy, Denis Baupin, Barbara Pompili … Many of the parliamentarians from Europe Ecologie-Les Verts (EELV) came to a meeting of their current environmental markers, which argues for a Back ecologists in government.

All the eco-centric galaxy, or nearly so, took up with them on the benches of the Colbert room. Jean-Luc Bennahmias, President of the Democratic Front, Corinne Lepage, Cap 21, Antoine Waechter, the Independent Environmental Movement, or the president of Ecology Generation Yves Pietrasanta are present. All these officials came to discuss the possibility of forming a new environmental center, and reflect on the role they intend to play by the end of the five year term of Francois Hollande.



“C is from the inside that weighs “

” This is a moment of clarification above probably a re-founding moment “, says François de Rugy at the podium . Saturday morning in release , Jean-Vincent Place, for its part, has not closed the door to a split of EELV. He was the first to use the term in November 2014. “If the leaders of EELV decide the opposite of what our constituents want and their elected representatives, it is their responsibility. We’ll take ours “, assured the senator from Essonne

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At the microphone, each reported its ambitions and its prevention. “We need to build a common house progressives, democrats, ecologists” , says Jean-Luc Bennahmias. “You can not build long term to serve personal adventures” , warns Antoine Waechter. “We’re not ready to talk about structure, we need to talk about the project” , believes his side Corinne Lepage.

While the majority of EELV is reluctant to The idea of ​​integrating the team of Manuel Valls, a year after Cécile Duflot refused to enter the member for Paris Denis Baupin regrets that “non-governmental participation does not appear to have achieved results.” “It’s the inside that weighs he judge. Wherever we take our responsibility, it produces results. The compromise, it is not dirty, the compromise is noble. “

With the PS,” we need another agreement “

In the corridors, Senator Esther Benbassa, appears happy criticism. “I came anthropologist … For now, I only hear the soothing words” , she loose. Julien Bayou, spokesman of EELV, and supporter of discussions with the Left Front, is, he came to listen – and hope – a “firmness speech” by Emmanuelle Cosse.

The presence of the National Secretary of EELV has this meeting is resented by some of the movement. “I have no judgments to bear on what Emmanuelle Cosse” , has been content to meet Cécile Duflot, in an interview with World , Tuesday, March 31 , on the subject. Ms. Cosse sent, Thursday, April 2, an email with party activists to explain. “We need more meetings and we do not close ourselves (…) I would have no problem defending the entrance to the government if I think it is good for the French and ecology. I would have no problem to reject if I think otherwise, “, she wrote.

Very applauded, national secretary speaks. “The only certainty I have today is that we must not be afraid to wield the balance of power” , she assumes. Critical of the ecological balance of Ayrault and Valls governments, it regrets that the PS is “swept a hand cuffs” the coalition agreement signed with his party in 2011. ” We’ll need another agreement “, she continues. Conservative, she warns: “I’m not going to my party today anything”

This is the senator from Essonne Jean-Vincent Place. which closes the proceedings. “The rise of the FN asked about our responsibilities , he considers. EELV is deeply discredited, we are lost in our internal divisions. We must get out of this. “ And to endorse the idea of ​​a ” confederation “ between the different movements. A project that should be structured in the coming weeks, provides senator.

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