Floating aimlessly

The convention of the French Socialist Party (PS) took place over the weekend. Le Figaro newspaper accuses the party of having lost track of its goals and convictions: "Not only is the Socialist Party wandering aimlessly in ideological terms, it is also living a permanent lie. It lies to itself. Because everyone knows the party will never recover without choosing an incontestable, uncontested leader. ... For a long time the PS has proposed nothing original or coherent, because it has not reflected, worked, or questioned itself. Cacophony reigns in the party regarding the future of Europe, the institutions, and how to deal with both the extreme left and the centre. ... In the midst of a methodological and ideological crisis, the Socialist Party has lost its bearings."

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