There are words that remind socialist activists disastrous moments like vibrant memories. The term “congress” in part, as it evokes unforgettable political fistfights, or hopeful elections. However, the future of the PS congress, held in Poitiers (Vienne) from June 5 to 7, he seems not to raise fear or enthusiasm within the party as outside.
While activists vote, Thursday, May 21 from 17 hours, to designate the motion that will define the political direction of the Socialist Party until the end of 2017, francetv info looks at the reasons for this lack of interest in this high mass socialist.
Because the motions are all alike
In headings, the four motions activists chose a radical lexical field: “Socialist Renewal” to the motion A (carried by the current leadership of the party), “To the left, to win!” for the motion B slingers, or “Daring a new citizen and republican pact” to the motion C. Only D motion, soberly called “La Fabrique”, codes they . When reading the texts, the enthusiasm falls fast enough.
D First, and not surprisingly, all motions put the economy and the “necessary results” at the top of their concerns, as highlighted Libération . The déjà vu persists when we see that each paragraph would fit in any motion without causing any imbalance. The words are repeated endlessly: “Cohesion” and “renewal” of the party, respect for “left values,” “ecology” brandished in economical, “reorientation” of Europe, or the battle for “equality” …
But what is most striking is that all motions to authorize a criticism, to varying degrees, of the policy pursued by the majority. Even the motion A (signed by Manuel Valls and members of the Government) recognizes that “our policy has lost visibility,” and calls for “correct what needs to be.”
Because played games appear in advance
The socialist congresses often hold surprises. This time, there is virtually no doubt that the motion of A Jean-Christophe Cambadélis out a majority in the election’s outcome.
“Cambadélis managed to get a motion synthesis, achieving to sign the same text to Manuel Valls, members of government and Martine Aubry, Gérard Grunberg analysis, a political scientist at the Centre for European Studies at Sciences Po, told francetv info. By registering for it critical of the executive, such as the refusal of Sunday work for example, it has deprived the slingers to appear as the only opponents of the government. “
In the end, as detailed in JDD , the purpose of the motion A is less to win than to win widely, with at least 55% of the vote, just to establish the legitimacy provided by the heavyweights that support it. Slingers themselves are credited with 25% to 35% of the votes, while “La Fabrique” expects a score between 10% and 20%, according to Europe 1.
Because Hamon, Filippetti and
slingers will hardly hear
As explained in the columns of South West, Paul Christian MP, Leader leading the motion slingers, activists may be a little lost motion as A “has a screen function facing the obvious contradictions signatories who do not share the same ideas” . Clearly, the whole world criticizes the government, only slingers really oppose it.
But if the motion B barely be heard, but also because of the relative discretion media personalities who have associated their signatures. Former ministers Benoît Hamon and Aurélie Filippetti shine particularly by their silence. The former Minister of Education has launched some pikes against the Cambadélis camp, but he has not really put his fame to the left of the PS.
“He has not the power, Gérard Grunberg analysis. It pays not only its past to the government, which disqualifies him from slingers, but also the fact that it is at odds with Martine Aubry. Aurélie Filippetti, it does not have the sufficient leadership for this task. So, Montebourg being absent, the slingers find themselves led by Christian Paul, who is far from being a well-known leader. “
Because Martine Aubry returned in rank
Since 2012, each internal battle with the Socialist Party an opportunity to present Martine Aubry as possible Figure prow of an alternative to mainstream. But once again, the mayor of Lille (Nord) concurred with the existing management, by signing the motion A, to the regret of slingers, a Lot of aubrystes in their ranks.
A rallying largely negotiated behind the scenes. The camp Aubry demanded that the motion is critical against the liberal tendency of the executive, including obtaining a request for “additional investment efforts” to the government. “It is especially important to remember that Aubry and Cambadélis were close , adds Gérard Grunberg. With ‘Camba’ at the head of the PS, it can be heard and avoids to assume the role of primary opponent left. ”
And Hollande is himself involved in these negotiations. “It follows the subject daily, tells Caroline Roux, political journalist on Europe 1. When you talk with him, he confesses that he has personally handled Martine ‘as he said. He is proud to tell that it was he who, behind the scenes, worked for reconciliation with the mayor of Lille, for Congress not running a Valls-Aubry battle. It is more than a bystander. ”
Because the activists in the dumps
These are tough times for socialist activists, forced to defend a president and a prime minister singled out by a large majority of French, even though they do not always agree with the government. “I am not satisfied with everything but we must be behind them,” summarizes a militant in Le Parisien.
“The return of Nicolas Sarkozy has changed the situation, as it has reactivated the left-right divide, Gérard Grunberg estimated. The activists interest in defending their party, to play the rally. They are mostly hostile to Valls, but accepted the candidacy of Holland 2017. ” Motion A, that of continuity, should take advantage of this situation.
While the number of active militants has declined 25% since 2012, the main fear is a strong as possible abstention during the vote for the Congress. In the columns of Paris to reverse the trend, Jean-Christophe Cambadélis called his troops to “stop navel gazing” and “look to the French. “ Interested appreciate.
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