Since Jean-Luc Mélenchon left the leader of rebellious France, the crises have been linked to the party. They are updated unanimously, in particular because of the internal workings, in particular the appointment of Manuel Bompard as party leader.

The procedure led to a real break in the movement, with Mélenchon faithful like Bompard or Mathilde Panot on the one hand and slingers like Raquel Garrido, Clémentine Autain, Alexis Cordbière and François Ruffin on the other. The reasons for this internal crisis: Manuel Bompard was appointed party leader and not elected. Explanations.

“The operation at the top is opaque”

Many activists interviewed a month ago by La Depehe du Midi had pointed the finger at the way Manuel Bompard was appointed: “The idea is not to behave like certain authoritarian parties,” Gilles had lamented in our columns.

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But it’s Marie, a graduate student who fought actively at LFI from 2016 to 2022 and stopped in her political life at the time of the Quatennens affair, who tells us more about a fuzzy organization and the disconnect between leaders. and the militant base.

“The way of working at the top is opaque, there is no dialogue with the militants, no voting, we can’t even lock ourselves in.” The militants do not have the means to participate in the decisions because LFI is an association working with an office that runs the party, as it turned out The Parisian. And this office consists of three members, the only ones who have a party card.

A party that isn’t

Our colleagues were able to access the statutes of the association La France insoumise, founded in 2016. The office consists of three members who validate all administrative, financial and legal decisions.

La France insoumise is therefore divided between the association made up of the office and the political organization, directed by the “coordination of spaces” and the famous “political council” from which Raquel Garrido claims to be excluded. These last two bodies have no legal substance.

For the elections in January 2017, France insoumise also legally became a political party. Activists can register for free via an internet platform, but are not necessarily members. No posts, no cards… So not the same rights as a so-called “classic” member.

How does one become an LFI member?

According to the company’s purpose, the LFI association is a “civic movement that aims to bring together the supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the presidential election and those who have opted for a disobedient France and a common future”. To become a member it is necessary to make a contribution and to be approved by a majority of “three quarters” of the office, which, as we recall, is made up of three people. It is therefore very difficult, if not impossible, to have your card and gain access to the decision office.

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The previous members have been Jean-Luc Mélenchon (President), Benoît Spiral Burger (Secretary), the former head of his security service and essayist, and finally Marie-Pierre Oprandi (Treasurer), whose residence is still in Massy, ​​Essonne, the seat of the club.

Since a change of October 7, 2022, the association now has Manuel Bompard as President, Mathilde Panot as Secretary and Maxime Charpentier, a young activist, as Treasurer. A transfer of power that should cause a stir for a long time to come…