
Live monitoring of French political issues: PS-Place publique primary, high school tensions and budgetary debates.
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France is going through a period of high school protests and intense debates on the 2027 budget. The left is organizing a primary to nominate its candidate.
After crossing swords on France 2 and France Inter, Olivier Faure, Raphaël Glucksmann, Jérôme Guedj, Ségolène Royal and Emmanuel Maurel debate on BFMTV on Sunday evening. The primary is scheduled to take place on October 9 and 10.
Last chance to shine. Olivier Faure, Raphaël Glucksmann, Jérôme Guedj, Ségolène Royal and Emmanuel Maurel debate on BFMTV this Sunday October 4 at 8:45 p.m. This will be their last debate before the vote in the primary organized by the Socialist Party and Place publique, on October 9 and 10. Their previous debate on France 2 and France Inter, Thursday, allowed them to discuss numerous subjects, including the anger of high school students, the fuel crisis and international conflicts.
Jean-Philippe Tanguy maintains his support for Jordan Bardella, despite the elements revealed by Mediapart. “We are united behind Jordan Bardella who is innocent,” assured the RN deputy for the Somme on CNews, referring to “a terrible campaign”. He accuses Mediapart of “bad faith” and affirms that “their so-called evidence was appalling, there was absolutely nothing”.
“I will never withdraw” for the benefit of another force on the left, affirms Fabien Roussel. “Because we have a project, differences, nuances with the other left-wing forces,” explains the national secretary of the Communist Party and candidate for the presidential election on BFMTV. “I ask the French to take an interest in this debate on the left and to choose the candidate to whom they feel closest.”
LR “will not play the game of censorship” on the 2027 budget, assures Laurent Wauquiez. “We will not play with the budget while France is on the verge of a financial abyss,” asserts the boss of the deputies of the Republican Right group in an interview with Les Echos. Beyond the 43 billion euros of effort proposed by the government, the elected official proposes a savings plan of 20 billion, among other things by eliminating 50,000 civil servant positions, limiting the right to RSA to two years, capping "all social assistance at 70% of the minimum wage", or even "conditioning access to social assistance to two years" for foreigners.
The coordinator of France Insoumise, Manuel Bompard, is questioned about the continuation of the high school mobilization on Tuesday. "I say: 'continue to mobilize, but do it calmly, in a peaceful manner,'" he says.
“Dialogue exists,” defends the Minister of National Education, Edouard Geffray, while Manuel Bompard accuses the government of not having enough dialogue with the mobilized high school students. On the subject of violence within the framework of this movement, the coordinator of France Insoumise assures that he "absolutely deplores the scenes of violence", while denouncing the "disproportionate intervention of the police".
La France insoumise is accused by the government of having fueled the high school mobilization, then of exploiting it. “Ridiculous” accusations, responds the coordinator of France Insoumise, Manuel Bompard, on France 2 and France Inter. “If anyone is responsible for this mobilization, it’s you,” he says to Edouard Geffray.
The Minister of National Education, Edouard Geffray, is currently debating with the coordinator of France insoumise, Manuel Bompard, on the set of the program "Franc-Jeu" on France 2 and France Inter. It reports "24 establishments burned or ransacked in France" on the sidelines of the high school movement, and reports that between 400 and 500 establishments "suspended their classes on Friday, probably as many on Monday".
“Unfortunately, there are individuals and small groups who spoil the demonstrations” of high school students, declared on BFMTV the national secretary of the Communist Party, Fabien Roussel. There is "also a policy of maintaining order which is not adapted", adds the candidate for the presidential election.
The rebellious deputy Clémence Guetté, vice-president of the National Assembly, is the guest of the Grand Jury on RTL, M6 and Public Senate with Ouest-France. She returns to the mobilization of high school students, particularly for better conditions in their establishments. “We're talking about collapsing ceilings, rats, cockroaches, it's outrageous,” denounces the elected official, referring to “a generation which has the feeling of being sacrificed”.
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Holding of the PS-Place publique primary debate on October 4.
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