Regional elections: Marlène Schiappa head of the list in Paris

After Emmanuelle Wargon, Minister of Housing in Val-de-Marne, it is the turn of Marlène Schiappa, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior, in charge of Citizenship, to head the list in the regional elections of June under the colors of LREM in… Paris, as revealed by “le Figaro” on Monday.

An announcement - before the official one of all the pairs in Ile-de-France this Tuesday - which is not to the taste of all within the presidential party.

"Two ministers and two solo announcements, is that a lot?"

It's com pure, ”explains one within LREM, with certain annoyance.

One more quack in the regional campaign for the majority?

We are not far from it.

Especially since a few months ago, it was Jean-Michel Blanquer, the Minister of Education, who finally gave up carrying the Macronist banner throughout the region.

Finally, these declarations of candidacy come even though the "new" head of the list, Laurent de Saint-Martin, suffers from a cruel lack of notoriety in Ile-de-France.

And even if the man is fighting to make a name for himself, he is now lagging behind the announcements of the two ministers.

The light is for them.

Bitter defeat in the municipal elections

For Marlène Schiappa, this announcement comes in a delicate context. Cropped by Emmanuel Macron in person during the last Council of Ministers, criticized for having wanted to launch his States General of secularism solo and after his "buzz" of wanting to entrust the debate between the two rounds of the presidential election of the year next to Cyril Hanouna, the former Minister for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination appears weakened, even if his style has its supporters.

In any case, she launches into the capital without fear, even if her last experience was not the happiest.

N ° 2, behind Eric Azière in the 14th arrondissement during the last municipal elections in 2020, “his list” had only collected 15.67% in the first round and… 8.6% in the second.

She got involved relatively late (in January) alongside Benjamin Griveaux, whom she had nevertheless supported during the "primary" LREM, saying she was delighted that a "father" is a candidate for mayor of Paris.

Rémi Féraud's ironic reaction on Twitter

After the forced eviction of Benjamin Griveaux against the backdrop of a sex tape, Marlène Schiappa briefly wondered about the idea of ​​taking up the torch.

But the hypothesis did not go beyond the small circle of its followers.

It was then much less seen, since Agnès Buzyn was appointed leader of the walkers.

She had refused the merger with the list of Cédric Villani (also a candidate in the 14th century) between the two rounds and was ultimately not even elected to the borough council.

This Monday, during the announcement of his appointment as head of the list in Paris for the regional, Rémi Féraud, boss of the group Paris In common at the Council of Paris, very quickly quipped on Twitter about this new candidacy in Paris.