“
I don't see who would be more qualified than her.
It is in these terms that Édouard Balladur, former prime minister of François Mitterrand during the second cohabitation (1993-1995), speaks of Valérie Pécresse, Republican candidate for the presidential election, in an interview with the
JDD
this Sunday .
February 13.
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While defections are linked to the presidential party, this support has the merit of clarity.
“
If not, what other solution?
Who else ?
“, announced the former prime minister, who was also courted by Éric Zemmour to whom he refused to support.
Emmanuel Macron is "an opportunist"
Several other members of the Republicans have however been seduced by the current tenant of the Élysée.
Former Budget Minister Eric Woerth, Mayor of Calais Natacha Bouchart, and former Secretary of State for Health Nora Berra all three announced a few days apart that they were joining Emmanuel Macron.
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About Emmanuel Macron, Édouard Balladur believes that the latter has "
brilliance
" and that "
his five-year term has been fertile in trials
".
On the diplomatic level, the former Prime Minister notes, however, that “
his youth leads him to believe that his charm is enough to convince the partners
”.
According to him, Emmanuel Macron is “an opportunist, who “
commits the faults of those who do not know history
”, whether in Algeria, Rwanda or Russia.
Despite his support for his party's candidate, the former prime minister is watching the campaign cautiously.
"
I am careful not to give advice to candidates, I am sensitive to ridicule, I do not forget that I did not reach the second round in 1995.
"
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