The qualification of Éric Ciotti on Sunday evening was one of the most anticipated hypotheses of the internal ballot.
The favorite won with 42.73% of the votes and 28,297 votes out of 91,100 members.
He will face Bruno Retailleau in the second round (34.45% of the vote).
The deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes, at the head of a powerful militant federation, confirms his breakthrough on the right.
A year earlier, when LR members were called upon to nominate the right-wing candidate for the presidential election, he beat Valérie Pécresse by 665 votes in the first round.
He had lost in the second round but this score had installed him in a strong position within the party.
At the end of July, barely launched in the battle for the LR presidency, after the renunciation of Laurent Wauquiez, the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes had estimated
“all the conditions”
reunited to try the adventure without waiting.
“My candidacy contributes to clarity”
Opening the ball of candidates this summer and watching for the appearance of his first rivals, the parliamentarian had immediately called…
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