They will therefore be exactly 139,918 members to be able to vote at the Congress of Republicans organized from December 1 to 4.
The party announced this final number in a statement sent to editorial staff on Friday afternoon.
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Note, however, that 8,787 up-to-date members will
"not be able to take part in the vote"
.
The latter have in fact not communicated their
"mobile phone number"
.
This information is necessary for the holding of the poll since each voter must receive
"a password by SMS during the electronic voting operation"
.
"This process requires the communication of a mobile phone number for each voter,"
sums up the press release, signed in the first place by Philippe Bas, Senator LR and president of the control body.
180,000 raises
"In recent days, at the request of the control body, The Republicans have proceeded to more than 180,000 reminders to members who had not communicated this data,"
he also explained.
Xavier Bertrand, Michel Barnier, Valérie Pécresse, Éric Ciotti and Philippe Juvin will be separated during a first round organized from Wednesday 1 to Thursday 2 December.
The second round will take place from Friday 3 to Saturday 4 December.
A major induction meeting is scheduled for Saturday, December 11 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.
