We are 40 days before the European elections in France. Before the National Rally tomorrow Wednesday, the Republicans unveiled their list this morning. Thirty-one candidates in total but the lucky ones elected will be much fewer if the polls are to be believed. List LR is given between 7 and 8% in the polls, hardly more than 7 elected officials sent to Strasbourg. A headache for the party leadership and many disappointed on arrival.
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with Pierrick Bonnofrom the political service
“ The problem with this voting method is that we are forced to get angry with friends! “. A confidence signed by Brice Hortefeux, close to Nicolas Sarkozy, in seventh position on the list. If the polls are confirmed for the LR, the outgoing MEP has a chance of being re-elected. Unlike Geoffroy Dider who finds himself in 11th place… “ He had it very bad because he saw himself in 5th place », confides a party executive. However, it is a novice in politics, a professor of medicine, close to Eric Ciotti who finds himself propelled into an eligible position in his place.
“ A list is a mix between experience and renewal », explains an outgoing MEP to justify that some of his colleagues find themselves demoted. But above all it is necessary to read in the choices ofEric Ciotti the intervention of Nicolas Sarkozy. Several sources within the party confirm to us that the former president insisted that two of his two former ministers Nadine Morano and Brice Hortefeux are at the top of the list.
🔴 The list of Republicans for the European elections!
🇫🇷🇪🇺 Behind François-Xavier Bellamy, this list will passionately lead the fight so that France finally regains control of its destiny. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/DXHwX0Ch6V
— les Républicains (@lesRepublicains) April 30, 2024
To start a dynamic, some mentioned the idea of including the party’s leaders at the end of the list. This will not be the case. As if everyone anticipated the rout.
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