His first big campaign rally had aroused many reactions.
In form as in substance, the gathering of Valérie Pécresse at the Zénith, mid-February, had been widely commented on, mocked and diverted.
A
“missed appointment”
, moreover herself admitted the candidate, recently, in our columns.
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On Sunday, for her last big rally before the first round, at the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, in Paris, the LR contender for the presidential election wants to send another message this time.
Before his speech, a dozen speakers, including all the tenors of the party, such as Christian Jacob, Gérard Larcher, Annie Genevard or Laurent Wauquiez, but also some
"new faces"
, such as Julien Aubert, Agnès Evren, or Florence Portelli will speak.
The objective: to hold a collective meeting to highlight
“the alternation team”
the day after
“Macron’s one man show”
, informs the contender’s team.
“I found my style”
On the merits, the speech of Valérie Pécresse will be
"very political"
, it is specified in her entourage, adding that the president of the Île-de-France region will make her speech without a teleprompter but behind a desk.
During her last public meetings - she made sixteen from the Zenith - the candidate LR had however opted most of the time for speaking
"a cappella"
, walking on stage leaving more room for improvisation .
An exercise in which she has also shown herself to be much more comfortable.
“At the Zenith, I wanted to make a speech like a man.
Since then, I have found my style
,” she recently welcomed.
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But, according to her team, a large room like the one in which the candidate will evolve on Sunday does not allow her to take so many liberties.
“The desk is compulsory in this type of configuration”
, we specify, recalling that Valérie Pécresse had the opportunity to repeat the experience several times from the Zenith.
His speech, which should last about forty minutes, will be delivered around 4 p.m., two hours after the doors open.
At least 8,000 people are expected for what should be, according to some of his supporters,
"the biggest meeting"
of the contender's campaign.