It is a resounding blow of the theater: Benjamin Griveaux announced the withdrawal of his candidacy in Paris. Who to take up the torch of The Republic on the march in this campaign decidedly full of twists and turns? “Frankly, four weeks before the election, it will be complicated. Whoever agrees to go will experience the worst moments of his political life. It's going to be a crazy washing machine. Anyway, we have already lost, ”goes a high ranking officer from La République on the march, aware that beyond the difficulty of bringing together troops possibly traumatized by the“ Griveauxgate ”,“ will also ask more questions technical, in particular from the point of view of the financing of the campaign ”.
Nevertheless, the list of applicants exists. According to our information, several would have even informed Thursday evening to the management of LREM that they were "available". This is particularly the case of Delphine Bürkli, the mayor of the 9th arrondissement. Ex-LR, she joined the Griveaux campaign several months ago. “She knows Paris files very well and is very appreciated. But who really knows her beyond her district? It's a bit fair, ”says a member of the Griveaux staff. The senator of Paris Julien Bargeton, who had a time thinking about a candidacy in the capital, would also have made offers of services.
Schiappa, "the best profile"?
At this stage, the hypothesis of pushing a member of the government to go there would hold the favor of the Elysée and Macronie most. Two names are circulating. Two women: Agnès Buzyn and Marlène Schiappa. The first, who has been dithering for weeks to be on a list, has never made a secret of his desire to embark on the adventure of an elective mandate. But in the midst of a coronavirus crisis management, it is difficult to imagine the Minister of Health embarking on a lightning campaign in the capital. " I do not believe. Already it's complicated to know for a little while if it is ready to go on a list. So leader… ”, confesses, very doubtful, a ministerial adviser.
And Schiappa? Candidate in the XIVth district and very invested in the campaign of Benjamin Griveaux, the Secretary of State for Equality between women and men ticks a lot of boxes. “Schiappa is still the best profile. She is a woman, she is full of energy, she knows the project well for having been to all the meetings, and it is certain that she really wants it. The icing on the cake: he is someone who knows how to do politics, ”reads a part of En Marche, already in the aftermath. Answer, perhaps, in the next few hours.