Presidential 2022: with nearly 150,000 activists, Republicans rejoice before their Congress

Successful bet.

During the internal vote to choose the mode of designation of the right-wing presidential candidate, on September 25, Les Républicains counted only 79,181 activists.

Here they are now at nearly 150,000 (148,862).

This increase of 69,681 members means that they almost doubled (+ 88%) their troops in less than two months - the sympathizers had until November 16 to take their card.

A breath of fresh air for LR, which had fallen to 60,000 members the day after the defeat of the Europeans in 2019, while they totaled "

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So much financial income for Republicans at national and local level

Since the party decided at the end of September for a Congress, a sort of closed primary, the number of its members has jumped.

Each wanting to influence the choice of the right-wing presidential candidate.

In recent weeks, all the candidates (Xavier Bertrand, Michel Barnier, Éric Ciotti, Philippe Juvin and Valérie Pécresse) have worked to convince their supporters to take their card from the Republicans.

Three types of membership were offered: 30 euros for a simple membership or renewal; 40 euros for a couple membership or renewal; 15 euros for a subscription or a renewal of reduced price (-35 years old, students, job seekers)

Recruitments which, beyond expanding the militant base, represent as much financial income for Republicans at national and local level: 2/3 of a membership goes to the federation in which the card was taken, against 1 / 3 for the party, which could make this envelope available to its future candidate for the campaign.

If all the LR federations have seen an increase in the number of activists (especially in the strongholds of Michel Barnier in Savoy, Valérie Pécresse in Île-de-France, as well as Eric Ciotti in the Alpes-Maritimes), difficult today ' hui to say what will be the electoral weight of these new members during the Congress of Republicans.

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