a hundred people gathered |
About a hundred people on the Place des Terreaux to support the popular primary.
On Saturday 11 December, the Lyon supporters of the popular primary met on the Place des Terreaux to defend this idea and make it known to the public.
A hundred people gathered on Saturday December 11 from 2 p.m. on the Place des Terreaux in Lyon, to support the popular primary for the presidential election of 2022. In their ranks, all ages and all parties: from young people who will participate in their first presidential election to older ones who have welcomed Christiane Taubira for years. The flags of young political movements fly above heads: Together! ; New Deal; Public place.
What is the popular primary?
The popular primary is a citizens’ movement that relies on a program of “10 disruptive proposals to change people’s lives”. They are inspired by union and activist demands of recent years, but also by yellow vests and struggles for the climate by young people. The objective: to propose for the presidential election a candidacy which brings together the values of the left for the former “a popular and ecological front in 2022”.
After the development of this common base in May, the signatories of the call for a popular primary – today 266,000 people – sponsored candidates. The ten most sponsored personalities were designed “finalists”. They can thus present to the vote of the popular primary (from January 27 to 30, 2022) if they declare themselves presidential candidates before January 15 and if they adhere to the movement that its values. If no personality wishes to join this citizen movement and submit to this vote, supporters can participate in a consultation. The candidate who arrives first could then benefit from the support and the mobilizing force of the supporters of the popular primary.
“I found the process interesting”
Zoe, 20 years old.
Zoe, 20, has been a volunteer in the popular primary since July. In charge of communication on social networks, she coordinates the movement’s local actions in Lyon. This will be her first presidential election as a voter. “I found the process interesting. I hesitated between several parties of the left, sensitive to some of their common ideas. What is important for me is to fight against social injustices, against discrimination and to fight for the ecological emergency. I really find myself in the proposals of the common base as well as in the process which brings together activists, associations, etc. ”
If this vision of politics speaks to young people, it is for its gathering of ideas. “The abstention of young people is a big question. If there is no union at all, the choice will be difficult”, concedes Zoe, who explains having always voted since his majority.
Among the activists present in Lyon this Saturday, December 11, a group came especially to support the candidacy of Christiane Taubira. The former Keeper of the Seals is acclaimed by this local Lyon group, from the national and citizen movement “Taubira for 2022”, which sees his candidacy as a real means of bringing together the forces of the left. “It seems obvious to us, Launch Anne, Élisa and Sophie. VShristiane taubira is unifying, relevant, intelligent. It brings together the progressive ideas that one supports and one cannot imagine anyone else on the left who can pull together widely. This is why it is relevant to work with the popular primary “.
A movement on the front of the stage
While we noted the presence of Renaud Payre, elected of the Metropolis of Lyon, among those present, the mayor of Villeubanne, Cédric Van Styvendael was also announced. Although still absent at 3 p.m., the Villeurbannais, it will be necessary to give its support to this gathering. Indeed, the day after her failed call to unite the forces of the left, Anne Hidalgo affirmed, on December 9, his willingness to submit to this popular primary and to fr “accept the verdict”.