The Abad case is both symbolic and marginal.
That the president of the LR group gives in to the Macronist sirens is not trivial.
That the man who led the charge against the Head of State and his governments in Parliament for two and a half years is eager to join his teams is a spectacular reversal which can only do harm to the right.
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For the outgoing majority, it is a "war prize", and for the President of the Republic, it is proof of his ability to continue to attract personalities from different backgrounds.
Was he not proud of having appointed two prime ministers to Matignon who had not campaigned (Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex)?
He can thus show that the movement continues.
For those who say they are on the right and who no longer believe in LR, in particular those who have followed Éric Zemmour, this "passage to the West" will feed the trial against a right more inclined to betrayal than to the defense of its convictions .
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