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Regional: high-risk elections for LREM

2021-02-16T20:07:30.099Z


DECRYPTION - Against outgoing presidents, LREM and its allies are advancing cautiously and pushing unidentified candidates.


An army of lightweights cautiously approaches the citadels of the tenors on the right.

Scared by failed municipal elections, the presidential majority is downgrading its regional ambitions.

If these elections were actually to be held in June (a review clause was set for April 1 to assess the health situation), there would not be the shadow of a full-fledged minister launched against a right-wing presidential candidate.

Jean-Michel Blanquer invoked the health crisis in order not to face Valérie Pécresse.

New muse of the macronists, Gabriel Attal, did not follow up for the same reasons.

Identical refusals by Olivier Véran and Olivier Dussopt in the face of Laurent Wauquiez.

Barbara Pompili did not give in to solicitations to invite herself into the Xavier Bertrand-RN match.

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, pretends to believe a tenor of LREM to relativize the interest of this election.

Failing to win, the goal of the presidential movement is to gain a foothold

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Source: lefigaro

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