Presidential Election of 2022: Anne Hidalgo and Stéphane Le Foll Candidates for Inauguration of PS

The Mayor of Paris has obtained 208 sponsorships of members of the National Council, and the Mayor of Le Mans, 34. The vote of the members, next Thursday, should be a formality for Anne Hidalgo, before the Investiture Agreement, the October 23 in Lille.

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The National Socialist Party Council (PS) validated on Friday 8 October, two applications for the nomination of the party for the presidential election of 2022, that of the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, great favorite, and that Mayor of Le Mans, Stéphane Le Foll.

Anne Hidalgo obtained 208 sponsorships of members of the National Council, Stéphane Le Foll, 34, said Socialist Senator David Assouline on his account Twitter at the end of the meeting held at the PS headquarters in Ivry-sur-Seine. The vote of the members, next Thursday, should be a formality for the Mayor of Paris, before the investiture agreement, on October 23 in Lille.

Give “the alert”

saying his “hurry” to enter the countryside, the first secretary of the party, Olivier Faure, drew on Friday night the main lines of attack, devoting a large part of his speech to give “the alert” as to The place that is made to the Putative candidate Eric Zemmour. The first secretary of the PS launched:

“I say it, since no one says it: Eric Zemmour is a fascist (…). Tonight, I ring the alert (…) because I see the right – Historical Canal – Edge the pace of the extreme right. (…) Instead of building dikes, it does not already dare to say, like Mr. Jacob, that Eric Zemour is racist. “

And for Olivier Faure: “Emmanuel Macron is not a rampart, he is the deck-levis who lowers, year after year.”

The first secretary of the PS has yet said he wants to “increase the purchasing power of the French”, starting “by [the French]”, with the objective in the next five-year, “the pay equality between women and men “.

” Social Justice “

It said that the ecological transition “is no longer just a goal, it has become an imperative”, but that it also supposes social justice “. “Without social justice, the transition will not take place. It will be challenged on roundabouts and in the streets,” he warned.

Entry in the Campaign Over a month ago, Anne Hidalgo is struggling to take off in polls, capping between 5 and 7% of the voting intentions. Candidate “To carry the project of sustainable France”, the former minister Stéphane The Foll demanded a contradictory public debate between candidates, evacuated by the Party Congress.

“We have, in accordance with the unanimous vote of the Congress, ensured that everyone can communicate next week towards all activists, in writing, in the form of a profession of detailed faith, and under the Form of a long video exchange, “said Olivier Faure Friday night.

/Media reports.