Lucie Castets joins Emmanuel Grégoire’s listing, with out closing the door to LFI | EUROtoday

Lucie Castets, short-lived candidate of the New Popular Front (NFP) for Matignon in 2024, joined the union listing of the left for the municipal elections in Paris, led by Emmanuel Grégoire (PS), and “don’t close the door” to La France insoumise (LFI), she introduced Thursday January 8, based on info from Parisian.

“It is the logical continuation of my commitment to serving the unity of the left which has not weakened since the summer of 2024”defined to Agence France-Presse (AFP) Lucie Castets, who “worked behind the scenes” to the union settlement within the first spherical between Parisian socialists, ecologists and communists, sealed in December.

The former finance director of the City of Paris, 38 years outdated, is in an eligible place, among the many “top ten”on the central listing of 163 candidates for the Paris Council who’re known as to be elected instantly, with out going by the district lists, below the brand new voting technique in Paris, Lyon and Marseille which establishes two parallel ballots. This union listing, which was joined on Wednesday by the ex-“rebels” of L’après, must be finalized within the coming days.

Unlike Emmanuel Grégoire, who refuses any alliance with the LFI listing of Sophia Chikirou, Lucie Castets “don’t close the door to anyone”. “My line is the union of the left as broad as possible, at the national level as well as at the local level. I am extremely worried at the idea that the right of Rachida Dati allied with the extreme right of Sarah Knafo could recover Paris, so we must do everything so that the left wins”justified Anne Hidalgo’s former financial advisor.

“Useful vote”

“The useful vote on the left is our list, and I hope that LFI voters will be responsible enough to see it”added Lucie Castets, who hears “participate in discussions and express your point of view” on the finish of the primary spherical, March 15.

In a current Ipsos ballot, Sophia Chikirou is credited with 13% of voting intentions, which might make her able to remaining within the second spherical.

Emmanuel Grégoire “rejoiced”in a press launch, Thursday, that Lucie Castets joins the union listing that he leads. “She will be particularly committed to the issues of purchasing power and the fight against poverty, which constitute major priorities of my campaign”he pressured, assuring that “the coming together of the left is a democratic and political necessity”, “at a time when the Parisian right is getting dangerously close to the extreme right”.

Lucie Castets may also be one of many spokespersons for Emmanuel Grégoire’s marketing campaign, getting concerned particularly on the problem of public companies, she mentioned.