He was until now the “plan B” of the right.
Even if he is the most prominent today, he struggles to convince his ex-party, The Republicans.
But it is now official: Xavier Bertrand, the president of the Hauts-de-France region, told Le Point that he would be a “candidate” in the 2022 presidential election. “I am totally determined.
In the current situation in France, I believe that it is my duty, ”he declared, specifying that he would not participate in a primary.