The mayor of Vénissieux, Michèle Picard, decided to maintain her candidacy in the 14th district of the department and denounces “the parachuting” of the journalist and activist.
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The robustness of the links between the different components of the new Ecological and Social People’s Popular Union (Nuts) is already put to the test, Monday, May 9, in the 14
“I fully understand the anger and candidacy of Michèle Picard and we told France Insoumise that there was a problem, we continue to chat with them,” said the former presidential candidate of the French Communist Party (PCF) on France 2, Monday morning, two days after participating in the Convention Acting the Birth of the Nuts. The Northern deputy asks LFI to “review this candidacy”, before ensuring that he does not understand that the movement presents “someone in his colors which was condemned at first instance for racial insults”.
Taha Bouhafs was sentenced to a fine of 1,500 euros in particular for public insult at the rate of the origin, after having qualified the police unionist Linda Kebab as “service Arab” – he has since called on. Journalist for the website there if I am there before collaborating with the media, Mr. Bouhafs is notably the author of the video behind the Benalla affair. In 2017, already a candidate of France rebellious in the legislative elections, he had obtained 11.1 % of the votes in the second district of Isère.
“You must comply with the agreement which was signed”
“You must comply with the agreement that has been signed and withdraw your cumular candidate,” said Taha Bouhafs to Fabien Roussel’s declaration on France 2, in a message published on Twitter then quickly deleted – he wrongly wrote that Mrs. Picard, vice-president of the Metropolis of Lyon, was also regional councilor.
On May 4, Michèle Picard denounced, when confirming her candidacy, “a questionable parachuting in front of someone who knows the territory very well. We manage the daily life with all the difficulties. We need a candidate who knows local realities to be able to legislate “. The mayor of Vénissieux could face another competitor on the left, since a socialist municipal councilor of his commune, Lotfi Ben Khelifa, confided to the monthly Lyon Capital that he also did not dismiss the idea of maintaining his candidacy
Faced with the announced arrival of Taha Bouhafs, very mobilized to denounce police violence, the far right has invested two police officers: Damien Monchau, also municipal councilor for opposition to Vénissieux, for the National Rally, and Bruno Attal , police and trade unionist within the France Police organization.