Former socialist Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says he will present “a project for the country at the beginning of next summer”, in an interview with West France published this Sunday. The former minister of François Hollande, who begins a “tour of the regions” on Monday, sees this project as a “contribution to collective reflection”.
“The reconstruction of the social-democratic camp cannot result in a juxtaposition of personal ambitions. What matters is what we are going to do on the merits,” he pleads to the daily.
“I am not building a destiny for myself”
The one who leads the “La Convention” movement, and is cited among the potential candidates on the left for 2027, however assures: “I am not building a destiny for myself. This would not make sense in the current political context. » “The government left can only be reconstituted if there are enough disinterested people aware of the country’s difficulties to want to overcome them together. The project must take precedence over any personal consideration,” he insists.
If, however, he was in a good position for the next presidential election, the former Minister of the Interior promises that he will not shy away from his “responsibilities”. “But I will not destroy any other hypothesis capable of avoiding the accession to power of the National Rally. In the historical circumstances we find ourselves in, we must be able to surpass our ambitions to build a common design,” he argues.
“I condemn the political orientation” of the Barnier government
Bernard Cazeneuve was received last summer by Emmanuel Macron when the latter was looking for a Prime Minister capable of forming a government. But due to a lack of support on the left where he defends an anti-LFI line, including within the PS, Bernard Cazeneuve was ultimately seen preferring Michel Barnier, whose first steps he judges harshly. “If I have consideration and esteem for Michel Barnier, I condemn the political orientation of his government, which is undoubtedly very right-wing,” he said.
