"It will be played with guts and fists ". In the heart of summer, the ranks of the Hemicycle may have gradually emptied, behind the scenes, the succession of Gilles Le Gendre, president of the group La République en Marche (LREM) in the National Assembly since September 2018, whets appetites. Much criticized in recent months, the deputy for Paris announced that he would return his chair in a letter of July 16 addressed to the majority, stressing that a " change of president is necessary to instill [a] new impetus ". They are four (for now) to hear embody the "new path" of Emmanuel Macron.
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François de Rugy (Loire-Atlantique) gave the race start by unsheathing his candidacy on the very day of Gilles Le Gendre's announcement, closely followed by Christophe Castaner (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), who sent a letter to the majority deputies last Friday, then Aurore Bergé (Yvelines) who imitated him the next day. More confidential, the deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis,
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