The candidate of the right, designated Saturday, must face the criticisms of Eric Ciotti who blame him for not sending “a good message”.
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After months of procrastination, hesitations and doubts, the Party the Republicans (LR) finally has a candidate. Valérie Pécresse will be the first woman in the history of the right to compete for the presidential election. The approximately 114,000 sympathizers who voted between Friday 3 and Saturday, December 4 chose 60.95% of the President of the Ile-de-France region. The other finalist, the member for the Alpes-Maritimes Eric Ciotti, has gathered 39.05% of the vote.
Little were those who in the autumn were put on Valérie Pécresse before the launch of the internal race. Seeing the candidate a good student who would have trouble getting out of the lot, facing the male favorites, first the President of the Hauts-de-France, Xavier Bertrand, then the former European Commissioner Michel Barnier. From beaten opponents who, from Saturday, like Philippe Juvin, the fifth competitor, surrounded the neocandidate to the LR forum, to display the image of a party finally gathered.
Not out of the question indeed to let the voter believe that the right has fallen into its through the division. And too bad if all, especially in the direction, did not affect, Saturday, the smile of rigor.
Valérie Pécresse did not deceive himself: From his first candidate speech, she wink at each of her unhappy rivals, taking over an identifiable theme each time. The regalien for Eric Ciotti, social justice for Xavier Bertrand, public services for Philippe Juvin and the Place de la France in the concert of Nations for Michel Barnier.
It’s the first and most complicated of his challenges: to realize the union that missed the right in 2017. Within LR, we remember with bitterness having found door closed at François Fillon In the aftermath of his victory at the 2016 primary. No one wants this this time, all insisting on the good general agreement or at least his need. Valérie Pécresse decided to surrender this week in the fiefs of each of his rivals to testify. She had to start Monday by the Alpes-Maritimes, the political fief of Eric Ciotti, even making himself in his village of Saint-Martin-Vésubie. Tuesday should be dedicated to Philippe Juvin, Thursday in Michel Barnier with can be a hook in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes at Laurent Wauquiez. Friday, finally, should see the candidate traveling in the Hauts-de-France at Xavier Bertrand.
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