Politics is sometimes cruel, but you have to take the hits and move forward. This is the official stance of the Nice PS and its EELV allies after the setback from last Sunday’s vote in the first round of the municipal elections.
While the result of the incumbent mayor, Christian Estrosi, was recorded without surprise, being overtaken in second place by the FN remains a severe blow, and one that came without warning.
It is now a matter of saving face, but more importantly, saving honor. At stake is the position of main opponent of the municipal majority for the next six years.
Weakened by not merging their list with that of the Left Front, regardless of the good or bad reasons for this decision, it will not help as the list led by Marie-Christine Arnautu has some right-wing vote reserves (Vardon?, Cotta?) and is riding a positive momentum. Meanwhile, a struggling PS is, on the contrary, penalized by the protest vote against the government’s policies, which led to a high abstention rate among its voters.
Patrick Allemand and his team’s appeal is therefore simple: Do you want the main opposition to a populist right-wing majority to be represented by a radical, if not extreme, right-wing party?
If the desired answer is no, “Come to vote so that a republican opposition can exercise its right of oversight and balance of powers within a democratic framework.”
This is the crux of the second round and the reason for Patrick Allemand’s teaching to young socialists and greens during a meeting-debate held yesterday afternoon.
Will these young people be the ambassadors to the voters, explaining the reasons for this battle which could change the landscape of the Nice left in the coming years? No communists and a small group of socialists and greens against a blue and navy wave.
See you on Sunday for the final verdict!
