Michel Barnier did not succeed in his bet.
The most experienced candidate in the competition finally lost to third place in the first ballot on Thursday.
The former operational chief of Brexit had spared no effort in this trying campaign during which he insisted on the notion of "respect".
Respect between the candidates and respect due to the French, he said.
Tirelessly, he also repeated "I will win" throughout the battle, but this excess of optimism proved to be in vain.
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Ultimately, this failure is the defeat of an opponent who had yet gathered the greatest number of sponsorships and whom many believed in the lead in the federations.
But over the course of the battle, under the sometimes worried gaze of his relatives, Michel Barnier failed to "split the armor", as some of his supporters had advised him.
He blazed his trail believing that his image as a "serious" presidential candidate and his stature
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