He has immense pressure on his shoulders. The candidate of the Les Républicains (LR) party for the European elections, François-Xavier Bellamy is leading a decisive campaign for the future of his political family. Atomized since Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017, crushed by the rise of the National Rally (RN) on its right, LR is only credited with 8% in the most favorable polls. François-Xavier Bellamy’s campaign is difficult, particularly in the former Republican strongholds such as in the south-east of France where RFI followed the candidate’s travels.
