The explosive soap opera of pension reform ended Friday evening at the Assembly. But the subject continues to shake the political parties, in the forefront The Republicans. Long challenged by Aurélien Pradié, Eric Ciotti, the boss of LR, decided to dismiss him from his position as number 2. The crisis between the two men had been brewing for several weeks.
Eric Ciotti cleans up.
The ashes of the battle for pensions in the Assembly had barely fallen, the head of the LR fired Aurélien Pradié from his post as vice-president. ” His repeated positions (they were not) more in line with the values ” of the party, writes the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes in a press release, denouncing a “ personal adventure “.
The young and ambitious Aurélien Pradié, MP for Lot, spent weeks challenging his party, notably opposing pension reform while the LR leadership officially supported the government’s text. He had made himself the defender on the right of a better consideration of long careers. “ I know very well where I’m going.” castigated Aurélien Pradié in the middle of the week, denouncing “ the fracturing method “of the Head of State who had criticized the day before” oppositions without compass “.
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Two months after his arrival at the head of the Republicans, Eric Ciotti is therefore trying to impose his authority. But by dismissing his ex-rival for the presidency of the party, he acts in the eyes of all the division of the LR and officially makes himself an enemy internally. Aurélien Pradié, who had been eliminated in the first round of the ballot to appoint the LR leader (after having collected just over 22% of the vote) had already taken it badly having to share his position as number 2 of the party with Francois-Xavier Bellamythe first follower of Bruno Retailleau.
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The young deputy from Lot does not seem ready to fall into line. ” Convictions are defensible. Tirelessly “warned the MP for Lot in a tweet.
If even Majority MPs join this battle, then we should win it.
The only fate that matters is that of the French for whom we are committed.
Convictions are defensible. Tirelessly. https://t.co/cPn3qUaoZI
— Aurelien Pradie (@AurelienPradie) February 18, 2023