Behind Pascale Gรฉrard, Paul Cuturello, and Christine Dorejo, a dozen PS (Socialist Party) elected officials from the Azure Coast have decided to support Martine Aubry in the socialist primaries. Two months after Franรงois Hollande, the mayor of Lille will come to Nice on September 19.
The azurean support committee of Martine Aubry, led by Paul Cuturello, had a press conference yesterday at the Socialist Party headquarters. Just a month before the first round of primaries, the staging is almost theatrical for the central character’s entrance: Martine Aubry’s letter to the French. Before her flesh-and-blood arrival in Nice on September 19, the 8-page pamphlet “I want to talk to you about France” will flood the department this weekend.
This letter to the French has a dual objective: to convince its readers to vote for Martine Aubry and to explain to the French that voting is necessary even if they are not socialist members. The major issue of “choosing who will likely face Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round” will be played out in October, according to Martine Aubry’s local supporters. That’s why all people on the left are called to vote, preferably for their tenacious favorite, who is always there: “it’s a constant candidacy,” “she never weakens.”
The PS, this resurrected great corpse
According to Paul Cuturello, “the left cannot be the left without raising hopes and proposing change,” especially after “4 and a half years of a destructive operation” by Nicolas Sarkozy, who “has relentlessly damaged France, a country he does not understand.” There is no doubt for these PS leaders, Martine Aubry has broad enough shoulders. After “uniting and lifting the party,” it is no longer only about commentary but gathering the masses “in another path than submission to the dictates of the markets.”
“Martine Aubry’s project is ambitious in the political sphere as well as in the economic and social sphere,” explains Pascale Gรฉrard, who points out a growing gap between the wealthiest and the poorest. “The crisis is not solely responsible for the debt, 2/3 of it was dug by tax gifts, says the Court of Accounts.” As for “the golden rule, a debate imposed in the media, it’s a lead rule. Sarkozy has put the country in a difficult situation and wants to leave this poisoned gift to France.”
The 4 main lines of the program
“Martine Aubry wants to phase out nuclear power in 25 to 30 years, following the socialists’ established program, while Franรงois Hollande only wants to reduce its share from 75 to 50%. She has declared herself against holding multiple offices at the same time. Regarding gender pay equality, since incentives aren’t working, there will be measures such as increased contributions or the removal of subsidies for those not respecting pay equity,” details Pascale Gรฉrard, vice-president of the regional council and national secretary of the PS, who praises Martine Aubry’s courage to hold a rally in politically hostile territory.
The last measure “a social justice for young people,” is best described by Gautier Deront-Bourdin, young city councilor and head of “young people with Aubry 06.” “The future job measure is a bridge for the youth. It will help avoid repetitive internships that do not always lead to contracts. The autonomy path, in turn, will allow resuming studies after stopping,” he explains.
“With Martine Aubry, it would be a society of better living together, of diversity, whereas today people oppose each other and social mobility has stalled,” explains Dario Lutchmaya. And Pascale Gรฉrard concludes, “she has put the PS back on its feet.” After the PS, will it be France? Before convincing the majority of the French, she will have to slip through the net of left-wing citizens. From first secretary to the first female president, the path is long and fraught with pitfalls; no one is a prophet in their PS…
