Occupy the land.
A week after Xavier Bertrand, who was displayed on the arm of his companion in
Paris Match
,
it is his rival Valérie Pécresse who is poured out in the columns of the same magazine.
To differentiate herself from other right-wing contenders, the president of the Île-de-France region is committed to the field of ideas.
The former Budget Minister even draws a parallel between the current political picture and that of 2016. “
At the time, Sarkozy had the party, Juppé the opinion and Fillon the ideas.
Today, Xavier (Bertrand) has the polls, Laurent the party and I have the ideas.
"
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Clearly, Valérie Pécresse is already placing herself as the future winner of the primary and in the role of the next presidential candidate.
A few days ago, the candidate had already advanced ideologically in Le Point: “
I am ⅔ Merkel and ⅓ Thatcher (...).
If the idea is to say that I am a strong woman, I answer "yes"!
That I'm interested in the middle classes, of course.
Or that I am going to put the public finances in order?
I am proud.
"
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Faced with the solitary strategy of Xavier Bertrand and a possible appointment to Matignon in the event of his victory, Valérie Pécresse declared at the end of July in Le Figaro that she refused "
to play number two.
In
Paris Match,
the president of the Île-de-France region is no longer so affirmative. "
I'm not against the idea of a duet, but the French to determine the order
"
,
she explains. With the risk, however, of a double presidential candidacy. Especially since a Harris Interactive poll for
Challenges,
who tested the hypothesis of a clash between Xavier Bertrand and Valérie Pécresse on the starting line for 2022, shows a scattering of votes. Face to face, the president of Hauts-de-France would collect 11% of the vote, when his counterpart in Ile-de-France would obtain 8%. 16 and 13% respectively if they were the sole candidate of their camp. If the polls remain only a snapshot of public opinion at a given time, they clearly demonstrate that a double candidacy would lead to a new failure of the right in 2022.