His long silence eventually tired even his supporters. So, Laurent Wauquiez decided to speak. "It means that he listens to us," breathes, somewhat relieved, a tenor of the Republicans. In a lengthy interview with Le Point, to be published on May 11, the president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region outlines his strategy for the 2027 presidential election. While engaging in a form of introspection. "I learned what the loneliness of failure is... I learned the importance of listening and humility," he says. Before adding: "This is fundamental when you want to take care of the destiny of a country."
The phrase of the "natural candidate" of the right, as the leader of the LR, Eric Ciotti, has hammered so much, sounds like a reminder. But also, as a response to those who, in Les Républicains, ended up annoyed by the discretion of the regional president. "It is true that nature abhors emptiness but the day Laurent starts, the theater will be different," hopes a...
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