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00:00 President Emmanuel Macron had barely ended his statement dissolving the National Assembly
00:06 that political leaders announced their strategy.
00:09 On the left side of the political spectrum,
00:12 several MPs said there is no other choice but to unite forces.
00:17 The left must unite.
00:19 We have to stop the bullshit so we can face the far right.
00:23 But the leader of this MP's own far-left France Unbowed Party rejects the idea of unifying the left.
00:31 What's the use of bleating together?
00:35 Unity, unity, I'm afraid.
00:37 What would be the basis for this?
00:39 What would be the purpose?
00:41 Left-wing parties agreed to join forces two years ago ahead of parliamentary elections.
00:48 But the alliance splintered over the war in Gaza.
00:51 And acrimony continued during the EU elections
00:55 with a socialist candidate the main target of an aggressive France Unbowed Party campaign.
01:01 Finding common ground for the snap elections will be difficult.
01:06 This alliance will be based on an ideological line that is social, environmental
01:11 and deeply attached to the dignity of public debate without outbursts or violence.
01:16 While the left prepares to face off with a far-right,
01:20 President Macron's party hopes to seal an alliance with the right, Les Républicains Party,
01:26 whose MPs are also being wooed by the national rally.
01:31 Les Républicains Party has refused any form of alliance.
01:35 France needs the right, the republican right.
01:39 And we will be there on election day.
01:42 And the date set by the French president for the first round of voting is three weeks away on June 30th.