According to the newspaper Le Parisien, François Rebsamen, the current mayor of Dijon (Côte-d’Or), as well as other socialists will create a party to support Emmanuel Macron, in the event of re-election.
“I do not join LREM or Territories of progress”, declared at the beginning of February François Rebsamen to France 3 Bourgogne. However, the current mayor of Dijon should not remain a member of the Socialist Party (PS).
As revealed The Parisianthis Sunday, April 3, the former Minister of Labor of François Hollande will create a party of support for Emmanuel Macron.
The name of this movement:Progressive Federation“. An initiative carried out in concert with other figures, or former figures, of the PS. Among them, we find in particular Thierry Repentin, former Minister Delegate for European Affairs, and Juliette Méadel, former Secretary of State for Aid to the victims. This group says it wants to weigh in on the debates and the majorityin the event of the re-election of the LREM candidate.
As a reminder, François Rebsamen had announced at the beginning of March to give his vote to Emmanuel Macron. He had also made his first campaign trip to Dijon on Monday March 28.
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