Anti-monarchist and supporter of state intervention, Jeremy Corbyn leads the primary of Labour – The World

Le Monde | 12/08/2015 at 6:53 • Updated 08/12/2015 at 7:16 | By Philippe Bernard (London correspondent)

No one would have bet a penny on Jeremy Corbyn, when open is in mid-June, the Labor party primary must appoint the successor to Ed Miliband, resigned after his defeat in the legislative elections of May 7 The three candidates considered seriously only had helped him obtain the necessary referrals in extremis as to weaken their opponents

Almost two months later, while voting opens Friday, August 14 -. It will Closed September 10 – Mr. Corbyn, 66, member of the London Islington for over thirty years, considered a dinosaur by the leftist establishment of Labour, is leading the race. On Tuesday, a survey YouGov attributed to him 53% of the vote, 32 points higher Andy Burnham, the near Ed Miliband and 35 points higher than the moderate candidate Yvette Cooper. As for Liz Kendall, who claims the centrist legacy of Tony Blair, it tops out at 8%. Number of Labour activists felt humiliated by the pike of the former Prime Minister, now much-maligned: “Those whose heart bends to Corbyn need a transplant” , had joked Blair .

“Antidote to Blair virus”

While the failure of the legislative Labour is generally attributed to a position too far left, the emergence of one of the few members to say “ socialist “in a country where this word is equivalent to a red rag, is considered suicidal. The leftist press has also long called Mr. Corbyn condescendingly …