The tone rose this weekend on the left between Olivier Faure and Manuel Bompard, in a new exchange of words that illustrates the growing divide between the Socialists and the Insoumis. A guest on LCI on Sunday morning, the first secretary of the Socialist Party said he was "outraged" by the vote of La France Insoumise in favor of an amendment by the LR deputy. Laurent wauquiez, which cancels the income tax scale freeze. "I didn't understand at all what LFI was doing. They voted for an amendment that costs 1,9 billion euros and mainly benefits the highest incomes," said the PS leader, accusing his former allies of "coming to the aid of the richest."
Bompard retaliates and accuses Faure of "television lying"«
A few hours later, LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard responded on X, denouncing "false information" disseminated by Olivier Faure. "He knows very well that what he is saying is not true, but he continues to make people believe that we would have voted for a tax cut for the richest," he wrote. The rebellious elected official explained that his group had supported the total reindexation of the scale to prevent a tax increase from hitting low-income households. "Rejecting this measure would have led to 200,000 additional households paying tax," he said, assuring that the radical left "has chosen to protect the poorest."
This latest episode further widens the gap between the Socialist Party and LFI, just days before a crucial vote on the 2026 budget. While Olivier Faure continues to threaten to censure the Lecornu government if his demands for fiscal justice are not met, Manuel Bompard accuses the Socialists of preparing a rapprochement with the presidential majority. This political divide further weakens the already moribund left and confirms that the union of the left, once known as the NFP, is now a thing of the past.
