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Sarkozy's support for Macron stirs up trouble among Les Républicains

2022-04-12T18:58:49.097Z


ANALYSIS – By calling for a "rally" behind the outgoing president, the ex-head of state is accelerating the fracturing on the right.


Nicolas Sarkozy invited himself to the presidential election on Tuesday morning, via a message published on social networks.

“The importance of the decisions to come obliges me to leave my reserve to indicate in all clarity what my vote will be”,

explains the former President of the Republic, after taking note of the

“choice”

of the French in favor of the final duel. between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.

"I will vote for Emmanuel Macron,

he explains,

because I believe he has the necessary experience in the face of a serious international crisis that is more complex than ever, because his economic project puts the valuation of work at the center of all its priorities, because its European commitment is clear and unambiguous.”

For Nicolas Sarkozy, Emmanuel Macron is

"as things stand, the only one in a position to act".

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Source: lefigaro

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