Then each President will bet on his personal equation

How to retain the environmentalists And if not, how resist them These two questions back the Socialists since Daniel Cohn-Bendit and the National Secretary of the Greens, Cécile Duflot, argue for stand-alone lists everywhere in the first round of the regional of March 2010. If the Greens activists follow this instruction - they will vote in each region here in mid-October-, 20 PS Presidents will have to adapt to a new perilous situation. In 2004, the PS-Greens union had prevailed in 13 metropolitan areas on 22. But, doped by the June European - they have outstripped the PS in eight regions-, environmentalists want to transform the test. Even if it is not said at all that they succeed their bet, their defection may be is heavy consequences for the left, at the time where Nicolas Sarkozy unit, him, his camp. "The dispersal of the first round, is to the right to be at the top in the first round, so it must respond", to alarm the Socialist Michel Sapin. They try to pull the union in extremis or that they be made a reason, elected officials PS seeking a parade.

Common assessment and conduct

Saturday, the President of the region Paca, Michel Vauzelle, suddenly became serious: "this region is right, so we can expect the worst," he called to Daniel Cohn-Bendit then plead for an alliance of first round. The hand on the heart, the Socialists "do not include": they emphasize the ecological dimension of their balance sheets, the Vice-Presidencies and large budgets to the Greens, "perfect agreement" throughout the term... For some, it is a last attempt to convince environmentalists in their region not to follow the national deposit; for others, it is already a way to emphasize that their single rider follows more for political reasons than regional interest. Of course, the situation is not désespérée: in many areas, the total of the votes is being focused on lists of left in June (PS, ecologists and left Front) is higher than the scores on the right and next March, environmentalists are to make alliance with the PS in the second round. "But is concerned about the President of the Aquitaine, Alain Rousset, the first round campaign can leave traces" and, if it is too bitter, break in advance any dynamic left. To calm the spirits, and arise in Gatherer, the President of the Ile-de-France region Jean-Paul Huchon, make a proposal to environmentalists: "It would not bring together our common assessment."

Open the modem lists

Jacques Auxiette prepares to ferrailler farm. After, to the surprise, sheared off the Pays de la Loire in François Fillon in 2004, he saw the PS (15.8) be preempted by ecologists (16.5) in June, all far behind the UMP (27.7) which will be common list with Philippe de Villiers (14). An attempt to catch up with environmentalists by col, he appealed to their "sense of responsibility", a region of symbol for the majority, and is willing to increase their representation on the lists and the Executive. And if they refuse the alliance "I was contacted by centrist officials and I excluded person." "I would have no State of soul to host the Modem in the first round to keep the region at a rally of the extreme right and the right", he said. It is not the only: Jean - Jack Queyranne said also "open" to the Party of François Bayrou. The President of the Rhône-Alpes region is more trying to convince the Greens: they had already been separated in 2004 (with more than 10) list and they wanted this time to delight the region. "But the ecological dimension will be on my list in the first round," warns the elected Socialist, determined to recruit activists of the struggle for the environment.

More green than I...

Who remembers that the President of the region Burgundy, François Patriat, was ten years ago the "Mr. Hunt of Lionel Jospin, negotiating"in direct line with Voynet and Cochet " Who knew one day Jean-Jack Queyranne was the spokesman of the Association of the regions of France to the Grenelle of the environment After the value of their ecological balance, the Chairmen of region rework their resume... Then, at a time, all to repeat: it is not running behind the environmentalists, because voters may prefer the original to the copy. The dosage should be subtle as the result of the European left a crucial question in abeyance: Socialists still embody useful vote left "It is difficult to say today," cowardly Jean - Jack Queyranne.

Localism or vote sanction

Alain Rousset is convinced: "At the European, the voters were able to consider local anchoring of the candidates and their project." In the regions, on the contrary, there are patterns: there will be an identification between the top of the list and its commitment to the region. "Jean-Paul Huchon agree:"the regional election, is a large municipal,"and the Socialists have won the municipal 2008. Then each President will bet on his "personal equation". "Method, presence, proximity", leading François Patriat. "President of region on a full-time basis", said Jacques Auxiette, who will face the Minister candidate Roselyne Bachelot. Is it to say that Socialists are preparing to make a strictly local campaign The temptation is to disconnect from the national debates to not suffer from the bad image of the PS. But, to justify their utility, all need to highlight the funds spent for education, training and research, to appear in "protective" of citizens to the disengagement of the State and, therefore, to hear the trial of the Government. "There will be a national dimension, but it will not be an election for or against Sarkozy," explains Jean-Paul Huchon. The President of the capital region is one that, "if candidate(iltientàlaprécisiontantqu'iln'estpasofficiellementinvesti), will be the most subject to the vagaries of the national policy. Also launches full of hope: "the regional provide PS an opportunity to stop the internal battles and start from the front."See.