Jean-Christophe Lagarde intends to weigh in on the campaign of his candidate.
A few days ago, the president of the UDI expressed in
Le Figaro
his support for Valérie Pécresse.
Invited to Europe 1 this Wednesday morning, the deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis went further, believing that without this alliance, Les Républicains could not win the presidential election of 2022.
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The chosen one does not hesitate to issue some criticisms.
Already in his interview with
Figaro
, Jean-Christophe Lagarde had mentioned the “
omnipresence
” of Éric Ciotti, giving according to him “
a false idea of the candidacy of Valérie Pécresse
”.
This Wednesday, he returns to the charge.
According to him, the Party Congress has led to "
a kind of focus only on sovereign subjects
", and it is now necessary to get out of it.
“We complete the project”
It is in this that the now ally of the candidate believes that his party plays a crucial role.
“
We are completing the project
”, he assured, specifying that “
part of the UDI program is taken over by Valérie Pécresse
”.
In particular on subjects such as the carbon tax at the borders, the "
educational downgrading
" or even the slogan on Europe.
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“
Without us, she couldn't win for a simple reason: the only times a candidate from the right and the center has won is when he has managed to combine the two.
And that's what Valérie Pécresse was able to do
, ”he said again.
It should however be remembered that the electoral weight of the UDI remains limited.
After supporting François Fillon and then Emmanuel Macron in 2017, the party only won 2.5% of the vote in the European elections.
These last months have also seen Jean-Christophe Lagarde being repeatedly put in difficulty, in particular with justice.
