Éric Ciotti seized the High Authority of the Republicans after the publication of the results of an investigation, of a consultation giving him the loser of Congress. Two weeks before the first round of the ballot which will designate the new president of the LRs, the campaign is stretching to the right. A favorite of activists, Éric Ciotti was until then a favorite in this internal ballot. But at the end of the campaign, he is going through an area of turbulence.
It was in the newsletter that the party sends out every Thursday that most LR activists discovered this consultation. Bruno Retailleau gave the winner of the congress with 57% of the votes against Éric Ciotti. Results of a survey of 2,500 activists from Dare to France, the movement of Julien Aubert who precisely supports the senator from Vendée.
A “ bogus survey “, of the “ rigged results ” are indignant the relatives of Eric Ciotti. “ The sample is too small and not representative “, according to his team who therefore decided to seize the high authority responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the ballot. But in the entourage of Bruno Retailleau, it is pointed out that this same barometer had been shared by the team of Éric Ciotti last September. At the time, the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes came first.
A growing campaign
In recent days, the tension has risen a notch among the Republicans, explains Pierrick Bonno political service. “ For Eric Ciotti to react like that, he must be really feverish “, Notes an elected close to the senator of Vendée. Wednesday, the Canard Enchainé revealed already that the ex-girlfriend of Éric Ciotti would have accumulated several jobs at the same time in different communities. In the team of Aurélien Pradié, the third man in this election, we are sorry to see the campaign worsen.
The one and only debate of this internal ballot will take place this Monday on television.
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