It is a strong support given to a still controversial process.
While a right-wing primary is not decided, Nicolas Sarkozy said he was in favor, according to comments from his entourage reported by RTL and confirmed by
Le Figaro
.
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According to our information, the former head of state especially believes that Xavier Bertrand (ex-LR), left alone in the race for the Elysee, should comply with the common rules of the party.
“
I don't see why we have the right not to submit to it.
Even I submitted to it,
”he added recently, joking with an elected official.
In 2016, Nicolas Sarkozy was not himself among the most fervent followers of the method.
But the candidate had nevertheless agreed to appear, at the risk of losing it.
The candidates received by Nicolas Sarkozy
The former president, on the other hand, is clear to his interlocutors: he will not take sides during the internal selection process.
This does not prevent it from receiving all the candidates.
The former Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, visited him this summer in his residence in Cap Nègre.
On September 2, the ex-LR president of the Île-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, in turn obtained an interview.
The appointment is also fixed with Xavier Bertrand on September 20, while Philippe Juvin and Éric Ciotti should be received soon.
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This Wednesday, Nicolas Sarkozy must also receive the main craftsman of the primary, Jean Leonetti. "
I'm going to see him out of respect. He is an important person in our political family. He was President of the Republic and embodied a proactive policy of the right and the center
”, declared Mayor LR of Antibes in an interview with
Le Figaro
. And to add: "
I imagine that he will have words of rallying.
"