The gesture causes him "
a twinge in the heart
", but he does it for democracy.
A few days before the end of the collection of sponsorships, François Bayrou takes his "
responsibilities
".
Guest of the RTL-Le Figaro-LCI Grand Jury, the president of the MoDem announced that he would grant his signature to Marine Le Pen, whose candidacy is troubled by this difficult quest.
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“
It does not really correspond to the dreams that I have of political commitments
”, affirmed François Bayrou, insisting on the fact that his sponsorship is in no way akin to support.
“
I know that many people don't give a damn about democracy, as long as their ideas prevail.
It's not my point of view.
I am radically opposed to the theses of these candidates and yet I say that they must participate in this election
, ”he further justified himself.
Signatories of an “impartiality guarantee”
Its approach is part of that of the "sponsorship bank", recently set up to allow candidates with weight in the polls to take this increasingly complex step.
According to him, the call launched has also had a “
remarkable success
” and nearly 400 elected officials have joined it.
All signatories of a "
guarantee of impartiality
", it is now up to them to distribute their initials as they wish with the priority of allowing Eric Zemmour (415 signatures) and Marine Le Pen (414) to be able to compete.
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"
I assume my responsibility until the end
", thus let know François Bayrou who also lends himself to the game. According to him, all the candidates in difficulty have requested him, but today Marine Le Pen is missing "
one more vote
" than its competitor and it is "
at the top of the polls
".
Regarding the other less influential contenders in the polls, it is also not excluded that this pool of elected officials will come to their aid.
“
It will take 170 signatures for (Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen) to be able to access this election.
This therefore means that there will remain signatures (...) so it is possible that some of these mayors will decide to sponsor someone else.
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