The ex-LREM deputy M'jid El Guerrab, recently sentenced for an attack, announced on Saturday that he would not stand for re-election and support Minister Elisabeth Moreno, invested by the majority in the constituency of the French in the Maghreb and West Africa.
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M'jid El Guerrab "
has taken note of the judgment rendered in the context of a case unrelated to his mandate
" and "
intends now to devote all his strength to his legal defense by appealing this decision
", he writes in a Press release.
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Aged 39, this elected ex-LREM was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison and two years of ineligibility for the assault with a helmet on a former socialist leader, Boris Faure, in 2017.
"
By withdrawing from the electoral campaign which has already begun, M'jid El Guerrab calls on all his fellow citizens, who have France at heart, to vote massively for the official majority candidate, Mrs. Elisabeth Moreno
", Minister Delegate for 'Equality between women and men, can we read in its press release.
This coveted 9th constituency of French people living abroad is the subject of an imbroglio in the majority.
A reputable entrepreneur close to the Macron couple, Ahmed Eddarraz, has announced that he will maintain his candidacy despite the inauguration of Minister Elisabeth Moreno, whom he does not consider "
not ready
".
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The name of former Charlie Hebdo journalist Zineb El Rhazoui had also "
circulated
" for this constituency and sparked "
discussions
" within the majority, according to an LREM source.
Before the inauguration of Elisabeth Moreno on Thursday evening.
