Will Valérie Pécresse be a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic?
The one who was largely re-elected Sunday, June 27 at the head of the Île-de-France region sketched an early response, this Monday, on BFMTV / RMC.
Asked about her ambitions, the former minister of Nicolas Sarkozy did not rule out the possibility of a candidacy in 2022. "
I will think about the rest during the summer
", she explained, specifying that she was going to "
consult
" during this period before making her decision.
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"
For me, everything starts today,
" said Valérie Pécresse, specifying that she had "
convictions
", "
sensitivities
" and "
a certain number of values to defend
".
She is already pleading for the forces of the right and the center to come together and decide together on a "
tie-breaker
" to determine who will be the common candidate.
"
I think we can no longer play solo,
" she says, specifying that she is not making any "
trial of intent
" to her comrades but that everyone's responsibility is to "
play collectively
".
"Create a third force"
The union of the right is, according to her, essential to "
create a third force
" that can compete with Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.
“
Our solutions have never been so popular in the country.
Marine Le Pen tried to steal them from us, Emmanuel Macron tried to say that he was on the right, everyone came to our territory, to our convictions and to our solutions,
”argued the president of the Île-de-France region. of France.
In addition, Valérie Pécresse considers that being a woman could be an asset in the event of a presidential candidacy. "
I think the French see women as a form of pragmatism, an absence of sectarianism,
" she praises, recalling the "
very good course
" of Ségolène Royal during the 2007 presidential election. "
She could have done it. win if it had not been opposed to another very good candidate, Nicolas Sarkozy,
”she recalls. And to conclude, still on this subject: "
The French are much more ready than the political parties
".