Cédric Villani, candidate for mayor of Paris recently excluded from La République en Marche (LREM), ruled this Sunday, February 16 that the choice of the Minister of Health, Agnès Buzyn, to represent the party in the municipal elections was " incomprehensible " , according to those around him.
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" After long meetings, the LREM device ends up choosing a candidate who will only have four weeks to delve into Parisian files, " said the entourage of the candidate to Reuters.
A choice "at the expense of a possible victory behind Villani"
“ This choice weakens the executive in the midst of a health crisis, to the detriment of a rally and a possible victory behind Cédric Villani. This decision is once again incomprehensible to two-thirds of Parisians who are hoping for a work-study course, ”add the relatives of the mathematician.
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“ Cédric Villani is in a central position because he is the only one who can bring together widely, from environmentalists to the progressive right, to achieve the alternation hoped for by Parisians. Our project remains open to all those who want to change politics in Paris. "