He hasn't made a final decision yet.
But this morning, Aurélien Pradié took a new step towards a candidacy for the presidency of the Republicans (LR).
Asked about Europe 1, the current number two of LR said he wanted "
a little more
" than to contribute to the reconstruction of his political family
.
“
I really want to change the lives of my fellow citizens
,” he says
.
“
Does it go through the presidency of the Republicans?
It is not impossible at all
”.
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First scheduled for the end of November, the election of the new head of LR has been postponed to December 4, in the absence of a "
natural candidate
" to run for the succession of Christian Jacob.
The renunciation of Laurent Wauquiez to take the lead of the formation reshuffled the cards.
Towards a Pradié-Ciotti duel?
The names of several party heavyweights have been mentioned, such as those of the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, the leader of the Parisian right, Rachida Dati, or even the boss of LR MEPs, François Xavier-Bellamy.
As for deputy Éric Ciotti, unfortunate finalist in the LR primary of 2021, he already announced at the beginning of July
“not to say no”
to a candidacy.
While the latter defends a firm line on identity and security, Aurélien Pradié wants to be more moderate.
“
The Republican right no longer speaks to anyone
,” he judges
.
"
I want to hear him talk about ecology, social mobility
."
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An ideological quarrel announced?
The deputy for Lot wants to be a unifier: “
Eric Ciotti does not embody the whole right and I do not embody all this right.
This complementarity is a wealth
”.
But to rebuild the party, Aurélien Pradié intends to highlight his youth: “
We will have to count on us, the young generation of the party
”, he affirms.
As a warning.