The day after the presentation of his program for Paris, Rachida Dati, candidate of the " alternative " to Anne Hidalgo was able to count on the support of François Baroin. Invited to participate in a political cafe organized Tuesday evening in the heart of the 11th arrondissement, the mayor LR de Troyes, himself a candidate for his own succession in his city of Aube, displayed his involvement in the Parisian campaign of the Republicans. The LR party was also represented by Annie Genevard, vice-president of the National Assembly and Éric Ciotti, president of the nomination committee.
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In the presence of Hervé Morin, president of the Centrists, François Baroin paid tribute to the one he perceives as one of the first symbols of the return of the right in an emblematic city. Happened by the flashes and the cameras, Baroin readily lent itself to the game of dedications and selfies. A little perfume of the presidential campaign has floated on the rue de la Roquette when several residents asked him to start the elections of 2022. " Me, I am Trojan! He's a super mayor. Introduce yourself for the presidential election! Said a man to him on the sidewalk of the crowded bistro where the former minister hoisted himself onto a table to address the crowd.
Gathering work
Delighted by the presence of "guest stars" gathered around her and Nelly Garnier, her list head in the 11th arrondissement, Rachida Dati thanked François Baroin for his " loyalty " and his " loyalty ". " It is no longer so fashionable, " said the candidate before adding: " I tell you François, it is precious to us, it is extremely precious to us ". Speaking for twenty minutes, the star guest praised the presence of his political friends, such as the " rallying work " carried out by Christian Jacob since his election as head of the Republicans. " You have in front of you, people who despite the defeats, despite the trials, despite also our share of responsibility ... men and women shaped by these Gaullist values of the gathering ".
François Baroin also shared his analysis on the national political situation. "Day after day, we regretfully noted what Hervé Morin said: progressive hypercentralization, the absence of listening ... ". The mayor of Troyes denounced the “ fatal error ” of the power which fed, according to him, the movement of the yellow vests: “ this incapacity to consider that the elected officials of the universal suffrage were representatives of the nation and not of the constituted bodies ".
"We need a victory"
For Baroin, Dati is " certainly the best placed to embody " a " hope " and a " rebound ability ". He praised his " energy, strength, charisma and enthusiasm " as well as " ability to resist pressure ". He recalled the memory of a " young woman legal advisor " when Nicolas Sarkozy was Minister of the Interior and Jacques Chirac, President of the Republic. " I saw a solid young woman on her files, of extraordinary determination ," he said, comparing his " energy " to that of Sarkozy.
Then, before joining, with a smile, a crowd of impatient people on the street, he praised the rebirth of his own party. “ What has been going on for several weeks and months in our political family is the start of reconstruction. But for this reconstruction to make sense, we need a victory at the municipal level ”. Obviously, Baroin wants to believe that the difficulties of the Republicans are a thing of the past. Tuesday evening, he campaigned with Rachida Dati for Paris. Seeing him taste the joys of militant fervor and encouragement, sharing with others the hopes of an unexpected dynamic, some have observed Baroin as a hope. A young man, small glasses and helmet in hand, grabbed him to slip into his ear his hope of seeing her candidate for the next presidential election. François Baroin smiled and replied, simply, "thank you".
