Olivier Faure causes an inner controversy of the PS | EUROtoday

The first secretary of the Socialist Party (PS), Olivier Faure, had quite succeeded within the begin of the varsity 12 months. With an in depth counterbudget, he had proven himself instead for Matignon, after the departure of François Bayrou. Enough to pose a presidential stature. Las, on the eve of a primary key assembly with the brand new Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, the chief of the PS tripped over the Israeli-Palestinian battle. The messages he posted on Monday September 15 on X prompted forty-eight hours of inner tremors, whereas the get together hitherto managed to talk in a single voice.

Little reminder of the details. Monday, Olivier Faure suggests doing “Floating the Palestinian flag on our town halls”on September 22, the day when France should formalize its recognition of the State of Palestine. He publishes beneath his message the picture of an article reporting the“” Admiration “ From the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, for the Propalestinian demonstrations that disturbed the Spanish cycling tour, La Vuelta. The deputy of Seine-et-Marne was then taken to task by Julien Bahloul, former journalist and former spokesperson for the Israeli armed forces. The latter tells him that September 22 is also the feast of Roch Hachana, the Jewish New Year, and suspects him of “Seek to transcend Mélenchon on his personal land”. Instant response from the PS leader: “As lengthy as you assume you can’t have a good time the Jewish New Year and the 12 months 1 of a Palestinian State, you’ll solely sow hatred, despair and demise”he writes. These words ignite the canvas.

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