France's "New Popular Front" divided as 'rebel' France Unbowed MPS shunned

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00:00The new popular Front Alliance rests on a principle.

00:04In every district, all of the leftist parties

00:07have to back one common candidate in the general election.

00:12Friday evening, the France Unbowed Party

00:15released its list of candidates,

00:18which its partners would have to support.

00:21One name emerged, Adrien Quintenance,

00:24a sitting MP who was convicted for hitting his spouse.

00:29Meanwhile, several key MPs were missing from the list.

00:33They had all criticised the party's leadership in the past,

00:37calling for more democracy.

00:40The parties of the Alliance have decided

00:43the Popular Front would back outgoing MPs,

00:46with some exceptions.

00:49We have backed our outgoing MPs except for one,

00:52due to sexist or sexual violence.

00:55We have done the opposite, and that is not possible.

00:59Other leftist party leaders have criticised France Unbowed's

01:03decision not to present so-called rebel MPs.

01:08The Socialist Party leaders said

01:10that this was a scandalous move he is trying to reverse.

01:14Within the party itself, some MPs have also called

01:17to reconsider what has been described as a purge,

01:21and to avoid fractures in the fresh Alliance,

01:24two weeks ahead of the historic vote.

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