Their relations had been very ... very fresh since December 2017. Barely elected to the presidency of the Republicans, Laurent Wauquiez had seen the president of Hauts-de-France slam the party door by denouncing the political line of the new party boss. December 11, 2017. If the two men had met again since 2017, especially in the meetings of regional presidents, this is the first time that they have met face to face.
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Wednesday, according to information from
Figaro
, the two men met in the Parisian offices of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the early afternoon near the National Assembly.
One is a candidate for the LR congress, the other gave up at the end of August but is now very popular with activists, central in the designation of the future presidential candidate.
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It was with this question in mind that Xavier Bertrand went to see him.
"
Resentment is not a driving force for me,
" assured Laurent Wauquiez.
Now I am looking to the future
”.
"It is the survival of the right that is at stake"
Sometimes suspected by some LR elected officials of playing the defeat of his camp to better recover the stake in 2022, the president of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was clear: “
All the candidates, you have an immense responsibility. It is the survival of the right that is at stake. Low blows and divisions are prohibited,
”he said. How to call the whole of the right to the responsibility after two defeats in the presidential election. "
The right will only regain its credibility if it keeps a constant and does not zigzag what it says according to the context, the fashion or the electoral period
", added Laurent Wauquiez.
"It went well"
, confirms Xavier Bertrand.
In particular, the regional president asked him for details on his work premium.
If Laurent Wauquiez does not intend at this stage to reveal his vote at the congress, he indicated that he would campaign for the winner of the congress.
