Elisabeth Borne against Gabriel Attal is the match for the succession of Stéphane Séjourné at the head of Renaissance, the presidential party, whose congress is scheduled for November. Elisabeth Borne is already a candidate, Gabriel Attal must formalize his entry into the running in the coming days… A battle between two former Prime Ministers for a seat which could serve as a springboard towards the next presidential election, that of the post-Macron era.
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They both have reasons for anger against Emmanuel Macron. Elisabeth Borne, who has just published a book entitled Twenty months in Matignon, still says today that he does not understand why the president replaced it with Gabriel Attalhis successor who has not digested the dissolution and would now also like to seize Renaissance…
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To try to gain the advantage, Elisabeth Borne chose to formalize his candidacy in August. She tried to say that Gabriel Attal could not combine leadership of the group in the Assembly and the party, but that did not allow him to win the match.
Gabriel Attal is the favorite. His involvement in the legislative campaign earned him a lot of recognition. A minister who supports him claims that he is “ highly appreciated by activists » and sees in him the one who is capable of “ energize » Renaissance… when a centrist parliamentarian who watches this battle from a little further away shows himself perplexed about Elisabeth Borne’s chances by declaring: ” Attal is too far ahead “.
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An advance that makes people fear Emmanuel Macron to see his party transform into a presidential stable for Gabriel Attal… and turn the page on his five-year term before his time…