Will LFI be categorised on the far left? Before the Council of State, the general public rapporteur defends the federal government’s selection for municipal elections | EUROtoday

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Louis Boyard, deputy for Val-de-Marne, Arnaud Le Gall, deputy for Val-d'Oise, Clémence Guetté, vice-president of the National Assembly, Manuel Bompard, deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône, Paul Vannier, deputy for Val-d'Oise, Mathilde Panot, president of the La France insoumise group, and Bastien Lachaud, deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis, during a press conference at party headquarters, in Paris, October 6, 2025.

On Wednesday February 25, the Council of State examined the attraction of La France insoumise (LFI) towards the choice of the Ministry of the Interior to categorise the populist motion as far left for the municipal elections. “It is, to say the least, paradoxical to see a party regularly criticize the office of the judge and, at the same time, beg for support in the face of a supposed political maneuver”quipped former Minister of Justice Jean-Jacques Urvoas earlier than the listening to.

An anticipated listening to the place the general public rapporteur lastly really useful the rejection of the request from the motion based by Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The unbiased Justice of the Peace additionally requested the rejection of the attraction by the Union of Rights for the Republic (UDR) towards the choice of Place Beauvau to categorise Eric Ciotti’s occasion, allied to the National Rally, as far proper. The choices of the Council of State are anticipated shortly given the proximity of the municipal election. However, he’s not required to observe the rapporteur’s conclusions.

The institution of the grid of political nuances falls inside the energy particular to the Ministry of the Interior to “have electoral results showing political tendencies” And “present them in a readable and sincere manner”recalled the Justice of the Peace through the listening to. Also, the cleavage blocks to which a political formation is hooked up “are likely to vary over time and may be called into question”he added. And this, specifically making an allowance for the electoral alliances of the events.

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