Bompard would see Castets taking the old constituency of Véran

In the absence of Matignon, will Lucie Castets enter the National Assembly? To consider an answer to this question, discussions are underway between France Insoumise and the candidate of the New Popular Front for the post of Prime Minister.

In Isère where a partial legislative election will be held after the resignation of rebellious deputy Hugo Prevost, LFI is indeed considering investing in Lucie Castets, Manuel Bompard announced on Monday on LCP. “It’s part of the scenarios. We are discussing it with her,” confirmed the LFI coordinator.

Prevost excluded from LFI

On Wednesday, the deputy for the first constituency of Isère Hugo Prevost, 25, announced his resignation after accusations of sexual violence against him. He was also excluded from France Insoumise and the parliamentary group of the radical left movement.

This constituency having been allocated to LFI as part of the NFP agreement, the Insoumis wish to present a candidate there during the by-election – which should take place within three months. And this candidate, if elected, will have to sit with the LFI parliamentary group in the Assembly, which currently has 71 elected officials, Manuel Bompard insisted on Monday.

A “no-win” scenario

This last point could, however, slow down the 37-year-old senior civil servant, who emerged within the NFP as a figure for Matignon because she comes from civil society and is not affiliated with a political party. “Everyone wants her to be a candidate in Isère, including her. But the question is in which group she sits… It’s not a foregone conclusion but it’s doable,” a rebellious executive clarified on Monday.

In the last legislative elections, Hugo Prevost was elected in a triangular election with only 1,300 votes ahead of the Macronist candidate, former minister Olivier Véran.