The temptation is great.
The attempt could prove to be perilous.
When Christian Estrosi proposed, on September 1, in the columns of
Figaro
, that the right rallies Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the presidential election of 2022, he drew, as expected, the wrath of members of his party The Republicans.
The observation made by the mayor of Nice is at first glance implacable: the right having so far not been able or able to impose a man or woman as a natural and credible candidate nor a successful program or even strong ideas, it would be better to she line up behind Emmanuel Macron who does-what-the-right-wing-promised-to-do-but-never-did.
We know the catchphrase of all those who have taken the Macronist train in motion, both among LR executives and their constituents.
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