“Work More to Earn More”
“The right has won on the theme of ‘work more’. This is not wrong, except that we do not have the same conception. The right, in saying this, addresses the individual, it’s ‘work more to earn more’, whereas we address society, it’s ‘work more to employ everyone’.
“Why Couldn’t We Talk About Security”
“We must first talk about insecurity as the primary breach of freedom, denounce violence, defend victims, and be firm with offenders. And we should not be afraid to engage in debate with the right on this.
From punishment to eradicating social and urban causes, through deterrence, prevention, reintegration, and education.
It is not the questions themselves that are right or left, but the responses given.”
Patrick Allemand explains the method adopted by François Hollande, starting with a fundamental charter on what unites us, followed by a congress to sort out which proposals to keep and reject.
Socialism and Globalization
“For a long time now, socialists have accepted the market economy, and we have understood the challenge of economic competition, as Henri Emmanuelli reminded us.
Research, education, health, environment, and the role of public services” must escape globalization, specifies Patrick Allemand.
As for the Strategy for the Upcoming Municipal Elections…
“The main objective is to retain the emblematic communes: Carros and Valbonne.
We also need to be clear in our alliances. We might be tempted to say that, ultimately, we don’t need anyone. That would be a mistake. Because in a city, in a department, we need all the cultures of the left.”
Patrick Allemand suggests welcoming Modem lists on the PS lists when necessary.
Carros Listens to the Existential Questions of the Socialist Party
The socialists, faced with the municipal elections and, facing themselves, are caught off guard by the schedule. The need for renovation is felt, but above all “a new way of doing politics within our ranks needs to be invented,” as stated by the representative of the MJS.
There will not be one socialist list but rather two (only one of which, that of Patrick Allemand, will bear the PS label) for the Nice municipal elections since Patrick Mottard decided to withdraw from the primaries organized by the party in case of multiple candidacies.
While on Thursday evening, militants and their representatives agreed not to put “disagreements” out in public, Patrick Mottard’s initiative is yet another blow to the “good front” strategy the party wishes to display.
The PS Seeks New Ideas
Throughout the meeting, during which the strategy for the municipal elections was to be devised, everyone reminisced about the presidential elections that were so winnable, yet ended so worryingly.
The most striking thing was the lack of prospects, of a project. Groggy, the militants had the ring in front of them without realizing the encounter was over.
To cite just one example, the big screen stubbornly displayed the old chapters of the presidential campaign: “purchasing power”, “the suburb crisis”, “the CPE”, “Clearstream” and “unemployment”.
“The honeymoon period for the President of the Republic will not last,” asserted the Mayor of Carros, Antoine Damiani, and to cite just one oft-repeated example from the evening: the same evening, Bercy revised growth figures downward, which is almost a sign of hope for the Socialist voice to regain strength.
Silence in the Ranks: Municipals Require It
The strategy for the municipal elections was, until Patrick Mottard’s announcement, never to display divergences. “If we don’t stay united, it will cost us dearly” assured Antoine Damiani just the day before. Today, however, division is on display.
If the causes of the presidential defeat, as mentioned by the leading figures, the elephants, or the young lions, have been analyzed, then an immense effort of education remains to be undertaken so that the militants can recognize each other but, more importantly, distinguish what is socialism from what is no longer in the coming century.
