PS Congress in Poitiers: the campaign is open – The Obs

Paris (AFP) – The campaign is launched within the socialist family for the Congress of Poitiers, a visit major challenge for the party that has accumulated in a year electoral defeats and intends to recuperate for regional and presidential elections.

The National Council, the “parliament” of the party, endorsed Saturday four “motions” competing on which the PS activists will vote on May 21 They were, however, not yet made public, formal deposit by Sunday at 14 hours.

Among them was the first secretary Jean-Christophe Cambadélis, candidate to succeed him. This text, entitled “The Socialist Renewal” is supported by the government and will be signed by Manuel Valls, according to several sources. It brings Martine Aubry – including Mr. Cambadélis praised the “sense of general interest pegged to the body.” – Until reformers of the right wing (Gérard Collomb, Pascal Terrasse)

“A alliance of all the contrary, “quipped the camp of the left party led by Christian Paul, like that of Karine Berger, the camp of the” non-aligned “.

” Sectarianism, “replied Mr. Cambadélis, who welcomed his text to meet personalities “beyond that (they) could think or say at one time or another.”

Among the proposals lighthouse, those of an “overshoot of the Socialist Party” through the establishment of a “new left alliance” with the left and environmentalists and citizens, “a great alliance.”

“We can not accept a division multiplication process in the whole of the left,” said the boss of the PS, which aims to make a “national convention” about the alliance in November 2016, five months . Presidential

– ‘no crisis fuckers’ –

Since Martine Aubry joined the motion, leading member of the Government consider “bent” Congress to the outgoing majority. “We will do 57%, left the party 35%, Karine Berger 8-11% and Florence Augier (the fourth motion, ie) 2%,” a bet on the framework.

False, say the other motions. Christian Paul believes “possible new majority” in the party with the text “Left to win,” which requires a real shift in economic policy of the executive and the PS may have a say on the conduct of policies.

According to the motion of the left and the “rebellious” will “wake up” the Congress, so that it is “neither catch-all” or “comforter”. “You go account, with these four motions, it is not certain that the first secretary gets 50%” May 21, repeated several “slingers” reporters.

“If we are not in the majority in the Congress, there very likely that in 2017 the party (…) know the worst political difficulties, “warns Christian Paul, ensuring that with his, they were” not fuckers crisis. “

Chez Karine Berger (first signatory of the motion” The factory “), the focus is on the activists to boost the approach of the congress, which remains” open “and is” the last chance to present anything other than between peers (among socialist leaders and managers), “in the words of the former minister Dominique Bertinotti, one of his supporters.

Finally, the motion” Dare a new citizen and republican pact “, is the first signatory Florence Augier, national secretary of the PS.

The socialist activists to date of contribution will vote on these texts May 21 The first signatories of the two motions led the way will then be shortlisted on May 28, when militants to separate them for the post of first secretary of the PS.

The government hopes that this appointment will soothed away rifts that may have been aware of some socialist congresses.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls has also welcomed the arrival of Saturday Martine Aubry in the motion of the first secretary of the PS, seeing it as “a good thing” for “the gathering of socialists.”

Especially as will be held at the same time the congress of the UMP, and that “the right will turn order for regional “and that the National Front will, after the family crisis of recent days led” his apparent demonization, “warned Mr. Cambadélis.