Many elected officials regret that the right gives the impression of wanting to straddle the election. Among Les Républicains (LR), still haunted by the disappointing result of the last European elections, the most pessimistic fear a "slap" in due form.
This annoys Rachida Dati, president of the LR National Council: "Our way of approaching the European elections is a symptom of trauma" But there is also this reality: the competition for LR, already fierce yesterday, is even more so today.