She announced her candidacy on August 23, on a “balanced” line and “to the epicenter of LR currents”. Six days later, the High Authority for the Party had rejected its candidacy.
Le Monde with AFP
This is a victory for the ex-numéro two of the Republicans (LR), Virginie Calmels. Justice considered that LR did not have to reject its candidacy for the president of the party, suspending this decision pending a judgment on the merits, according to the decision in summary proceedings that the Agency France-Presse (AFP) was able to consult, Wednesday September 21.
The Paris judicial court, which rose in emergency, “suspends the effects attached to the decision to inadmissibility of the candidacy” of M me calms and “condemns the Republicans” to pay him ” The sum of 5,000 euros, “said this judgment. “Here I am restored in my rights,” tweeted m Me Calmels .
regularity of the procedure in question
On August 29, the High Authority of LR had rejected the candidacy of M Me Calmels, arguing that it was not up to date on July 22, 2022. But this Condition, “having been published and communicated to members that on July 25, 2022, necessarily deprived M me calm of the possibility of regularizing its subscription for the deadline of July 22″, estimates the court .
In addition, this date of July 22 “must be looked at, obviously, as a new condition compared to those provided for by the statutes and the internal regulations”, which “include ambiguous clauses”, notes the court, which refers to the judge from the bottom an assessment on these clauses.
M Calmels had announced his candidacy on August 23, on a “balanced” line and “to the epicenter of LR currents”. He must now fulfill the sponsorship conditions (485 members and 10 parliamentarians) to be able to introduce himself.
The election to the presidency of the right party is scheduled for the weekend of December 3 and 4. The declared candidates are the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes Eric Ciotti, the president of the LR group in the Senate, Bruno Retailleau, the secretary general of LR, Aurélien Pradié, and the mayor of Orleans, Serge Grouard.