The French Left unites behind a new Popular Front to take on the far-right
After yesterday's EU elections in which the far-right got more than 30% of the vote, huge anti-far right protests happened in France, and a new Popular Front (in reference to the 1936 anti-fascist Popular Front) was proposed by politicians, major unions, and hundreds of personalities.
We held talks today to face the historic situation of the country, following the results of the European elections and the dissolution of the National Assembly.
We are calling for the creation of a new popular front uniting in a new form all the forces of the left humanists, unions, associations and citizens. We wish to defend a platform of social and ecological disruption to build an alternative to Emmanuel Macron and fight the racist plan of the far right.
In each constituency, we'll support a single candidate from the first round. They will defend a disruption platform explaining in detail the measures to enforce during the first 100 days of the new popular front government. Our objective is to govern the country in order to answer the democratic, ecological and social emergencies and for peace.
Echoing the call from unions and the youth tonight, we are urging you to join the processions and to protest a lot.
In the same way we are going to rule, with a clear direction, we want to build this new popular front with all the forces who share that ambition and that hope.
They are very much anti Macron but right now they want to focus on beating the far right before they take over the parliament.
Macron helped the far right to get where they are today.