The summer break was short-lived.
On the right, two of the main contenders for the Elysee Palace passed the buck on Sunday and Monday morning about the gathering of their political family.
“
I will extend my hand (...) to Valérie Pécresse as well as to Laurent Wauquiez (...).
I will open my team to all talents to campaign as well as to lead the country
”, launched yesterday Xavier Bertrand, the president of the Hauts-de-France region and candidate for the presidential election, in an interview with the
JDD
.
An outstretched hand to which the president of the Île-de-France region, another declared presidential candidate, responded sharply.
"
The best way to reach out is to take part in the collective rule
," said Valérie Pécresse on RTL, recalling that it would be according to her "
ubuesque
" that there are two right-wing candidates for the presidential election.
“
We are in a position to win.
We need to find a way to select the team captain.
I will play collective
”, explained the one who pleads for a primary to decide between the various candidates of the right.
Xavier Bertrand will not participate "
under any circumstances
" in a primary
But the president of Hauts-de-France does not understand it that way. On Europe 1, this morning, he recalled his ambition to go to the presidential election without going through the primary box. He even explained that he would participate "
in no case
". "
The primary is not my business because I want direct contact with the French,
" he pleaded.
“
I think I'm the one who can win against Emmanuel Macron. It is not a primary which will decide all that, it will be the presidential one
, estimates Xavier Bertrand. And to conclude, referring to his comrades demanding a primary: "
The common sense of the French will also enlighten a number of political representatives, and in the end, there will be only one candidate from the right on the starting line
".