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LR Congress: for Jean-Pierre Raffarin, a "female leadership" asserts itself with Valérie Pécresse

2021-11-25T09:12:51.486Z


The former prime minister believes that the candidate is sober, while being more anchored "in reality than in ideology".


Less than a week before the Congress of Republicans, scheduled for December 1 to 4, Jean-Pierre Raffarin does not hesitate to show his preference.

Author of

Choosing a leader, the secrets of leadership through history

(Ed. Michel Lafon), the former prime minister believes that “

female leadership

” is asserting itself on the side of Valérie Pécresse.

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"

I think that the right-wing opposition, today, is a bit at odds with that of the President of the Republic,

" Jean-Pierre Raffarin first declared on the CNews set on Thursday.

According to him, Emmanuel Macron has "

a strong leadership, it is the youngest, the most experienced, but his party does not really have any territorial leadership

".

Conversely, the right has "

a territorial leadership

" thanks to its victories at the head of "

many town halls, regions and departments

", but has difficulty "

appointing (its) own leader

".

"More anchored in reality"

Among the candidates running for the LR congress, a figure seems, in his eyes, likely to prevail.

This is Valérie Pécresse, whose personality is "

quite sober, more anchored in reality than in ideology

".

"

I think there is something specific for Valérie Pécresse,

" says the former prime minister.

Already a month ago,

Le Figaro

noted the first signs of support expressed in its latest book.

Several opportunities will open up to her.

His relationship with Emmanuel Macron will be decisive.

Whatever the vagaries of the candidacies, it will probably be around the table of our future,

”wrote the author at the time.

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As for the other personalities of the competition, Jean-Pierre Raffarin sees in Michel Barnier "

the strength of experience

".

He also places Xavier Bertrand as a possible "

unifier

" and "

good receptacle for the discontented

", whether they are from the left or from the right.

According to him, Philippe Juvin and Eric Ciotti on the other hand make this campaign "

a pretext

" but "

are not really candidates to be presidents of the Republic

".

Despite his interest in the president of the Île-de-France region, Jean-Pierre Raffarin still considers that there is "

lack

" today leaders, and underlines that "

two leaders on the right are not committed

".

On the one hand, Edouard Philippe, who “

can help the president win the legislative elections

”.

On the other, Laurent Wauquiez, who chose not to be a candidate for this election.

"

Both act as if the Macron game was already partly done, and they play the next step, but we'll see,

" he warns soberly.

Source: lefigaro

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