The socialist primaries mark a turning point in the French political landscape. The procedure, inspired by the American and Italian examples, aims to establish new relationships between the party and its supporters. Will it be enough to restore confidence in political actors? ? Meeting with Marc-Olivier Padis.
Marc-Olivier Padis is editor-in-chief of the magazine Spiritand vice-president of Terra Nova, the foundation which is at the origin of the adoption of the principle of primaries by the socialist party.
Summary of questions:
- Are the socialist primaries a democratic advance? ?
- Do the primaries mark the end of the militant party? ?
- The weight of polls, an obstacle to the democratic legitimacy of primaries ?
- Do the primaries sign the definitive conversion of socialists to presidential logic? ?
- Does the socialist project emerge strengthened from the primary process? ?