Valérie Pécresse was expected at the turn. Five days after her failed meeting at the Zenith in Paris, the LR candidate was once again facing a large room of supporters, it was Friday evening at Le Cannet in the south-east of France in front of more than 2,000 people. And on the form, she corrected the shot.
With our special correspondent in Le Cannet, Lucile Gimberg
A lot of last sunday’s stiffness flew away. Mobile on stage, microphone in hand, without notes or almost, the effective Valérie Pécresse of the primary campaign has reappeared in Le Cannet. With extra intensity.
“ Are you ready to weather the storms with me? Are you ready to accompany me to the end? Are you ready for victory? I am, so follow me ! “, launched Valérie Pécresse.
On the merits, the candidate attacks, again and again, the balance sheet of Emmanuel Macron. For example on ecology. ” None of the commitments of the Paris conference is today respected by France, this is the balance sheet of Emmanuel Macron “, she lamented.
It also attacks immigration and security. Because here in the powerful Alpes Maritimes federation, many LR supporters are calling for a hard right.
At the exit, the public is packed. ” We found it very very good, nature, the complete opposite of what happened in Paris », explains an activist. ” I regain confidence, I had a little hollow, it is erased “says another.
” The recovery meeting? “Launches a member of the entourage of Valérie Pécresse with a smile. The battle to qualify for the second round is far from won. Far-right candidate Éric Zemmour is still in ambush, especially in this region.