His campaign is like blocked.
Christiane Taubira, who no longer has the support of the Radical Left Party, has only received 73 sponsorships to date.
The candidate has until March 4 to obtain the 500 required to stand in the presidential election.
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According to Europe 1, Christiane Taubira, big winner of the popular Primary and credited with 3% of the votes in the polls, sent a letter to the mayors of France.
“
I am asking for your sponsorships today
, we can read.
My candidacy, although acquired after a vote that mobilized 400,000 people, is in fact likely to be hampered by political maneuvers or intimidation.
»
The candidate argues that if she did not manage to collect the necessary signatures, "
the democratic debate would be amputated by the voice of a stateswoman, free of parties and fully committed to restoring to the Republican left the honor it has lost over the years
.
"
I'm counting on you
," concludes the candidate.
The Constitutional Council published the updated list of sponsorships obtained by presidential contenders on Tuesday, February 15.
After Emmanuel Macron (1260 signatures), Valérie Pécresse (1824) and Anne Hidalgo (1007), it was Nathalie Arthaud's turn to cross the 500 mark.