Why the PS moves its summer schools from La Rochelle to Nantes – Le Figaro

POLITICAL SCAN – Solferino ended a tradition of over 22 years in the hope of “mark the passing of the party in the construction of people’s alliance” according to his spokesman Corinne Narassiguin.

This is a symbolic change. The Socialist Party has decided, according to a text submitted to the vote of the National Council Saturday, to move its Summer University of La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique). Solferino puts an end to a tradition of 22 years, hoping to “mark the passing of the party in the building of the People’s Alliance (desired by Jean-Christophe Cambadélis),” said his spokeswoman, Corinne Narassiguin, AFP.

“the edition 2016 will therefore be held in the capital of the Pays de la Loire, from August 26 to 28, under the responsibility of the member for Seine-et-Marne Emeric Brehier, national secretary of the PS in charge of summer school, “explains Sunday newspaper , which revealed the information. The weekly points out that the choice of this new destination did seem he not random: it is the stronghold of former Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault

On. Twitter, the first federal secretary of the PS of Charente-Maritime, Cyril Chappet, lamented the news. “The PS is tired of the attitude of La Rochelle elected for two years. Our party made the choice to go to a socialist city (Mayor of La Rochelle, Jean-François Fountaine, was excluded from the PS after leading an independent candidate in municipal 2014, ed.) Regrets for our comrades who have invested many years and for which it was an event that punctuated the militant year “

Another topic discussed at the meeting convened urgently. The” roadmap 2016 “of the party, which includes the development of” books of the presidential “to feed the reflection of the future candidate. So the question of a primary éventuellle left – to which Jean-Christophe Cambadélis is favorable under certain conditions – was also invited to the debate. Finally, the date on which the nominations for the 2017 legislation will be endorsed was arrested on 17 December.