EELV Congress: Environmentalists shunned by militant youth

Klimt or Van Gogh submerged in liquid, roadblocks where activists from the French collective’s recent renovation Getting hands on the tarmac… Every day calls for new direct action from young climate activists in Europe and beyond. If youth and ecology occupy the public debate and occupy the headlines, the European Ecology-Les Versions (EELV) paradoxically have no subscribers. “We need to be a natural outlet for these movements”MP Sandrine Russo admits that she sees the result of bureaucratization of the party in the absence of environmentalists in these public debates.

In fact, environmentalists are also, and above all, paralyzed by the Bayou affair, in which the member for Paris took his full part. Never the last to self-criticize, ecologists, in full readiness for their congress, compete with analysis without agreeing on solutions. “I admit that our movement lacks credibility. MEP and former presidential candidate Yanik Jadot is abundant.

“Radicalism is not stigmatizing people. Or rather, it is a constant cry in society between the sacred and the profane. » Yannick Jadot

But this realization does not prevent the Greens from monopolizing their internal struggles. On November 26, December 10, before the appointment of a new national secretary, the party’s 11,000 members will vote on six ballot petitions, the texts of which are expected to reflect the political lines of their signatories. For Yannick Jadot, the fight with Sandrine Russo reflects “Political Turtle” which undermines the party. “Our voters are very upset. If they care, it’s because we haven’t decided. » The European Parliamentarian announces A “Ecology of Responsibility”, Aiming at its main competitor’s divisive exits. ” Radicalism is not about stigmatizing people. Or rather, it is a constant cry in society between the sacred and the profane. He believes.

However, Yannick Jadot and his central position did not attract angry or environmentally concerned youth. A 50-year-old man was hesitant about activities in museums (“Stupid Caricature” According to him, in mid-October, it is now a form of civil disobedience). Sandrine Rousseau, for her part, mocked him after the former presidential candidate was given a bad reception by black blocs during a demonstration against megabasins in Saint-Saulin (Deux-Sèvres). And the ecofeminist MP continues to criticize it for the form of institutionalization. “only.