"François was my mentor"
: Valérie Pécresse opened Thursday evening in Saint-Julien-les-Villas, near Troyes (Aube), the ball of LR candidates in search of the support of the mayor of Troyes François Baroin, before Xavier Bertrand, Éric Ciotti and Michel Barnier.
“I know the Aubois regretted that you were not a presidential candidate.
We respect your choice, ”
added Valérie Pécresse, who arrived, despite an hour's delay, to the applause of the sixty activists gathered at the Maison du Patrimoine in Grand Troyes.
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The candidate unrolled several points of her program: "retirement age at 65", "unemployment insurance reform", "10% increase in all salaries", "restore order in the accounts of France ”, or“ quotas for a chosen immigration ”.
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“Valérie Pécresse is a legitimate candidate. I want to thank her for playing the game of democracy activists, ”
François Baroin reacted to the audience.
He assured that "the one who will be chosen by the militants will benefit from the support of all", without saying more at this stage.
Because for Philippe Fernandez, 76, an executive of the LR federation of Aube,
"if these candidates all come to seek the support of François Baroin, he will not support anyone before the LR candidate is known."
Gather also with the center
Deputy Les Centristes de la Marne, Charles de Courson came to provide unambiguous support to the current president of the Ile-de-France region.
“Valérie Pécresse has bottles. She is courageous, honest and successful in managing a large region. She has government experience. She is a woman of authority. She has all the qualities of a head of state, ”
he told AFP.
After the internal process which must be completed by the vote of the militants on December 4,
"we will have to gather with the centrist friends for a dynamic of victory"
, launched Valérie Pécresse to the militants.
In the meantime, Jeanine, 77, like others, had come simply to "listen" and discover the candidate, like a large majority of those present.
"I'm waiting for Valérie Pécresse to explain herself, to talk about her program, to tell us who she thinks to work with"
also commented Francis Paillard, 66, reserving her choice for later.
