He had once been tipped to become Prime Minister, he will not represent the majority in the European elections either.
Former minister Julien Denormandie ruled out this Tuesday taking the lead in the Renaissance list for the European elections, while the presidential camp has still not designated its leader.
“No, that’s not current at all.
This is not a question on the table today,” reaffirmed Julien Denormandie on Sud Radio.
🔴 @J_Denormandie announces that he will not lead the majority list in the European elections pic.twitter.com/poXi094GQP
— Sud Radio (@SudRadio) February 13, 2024
“Today I have other commitments, for the benefit of the climate in an entrepreneurial project (…) I am very happy with these new commitments.
I think we can serve the general interest in other ways than just politics,” explained this early support from Emmanuel Macron, whose name circulated this winter for Matignon.
The former Minister of Cities and Housing and then Agriculture, who has many supporters in the presidential majority, publishes an essay with academician Erik Orsenna, “Nourishing without devastating.
A brief summary of globalization” (Flammarion).
Matignon does not “refuse”
Prime Minister, “this is one of the functions that cannot be refused, I believe it very sincerely,” he said.
After the appointment of Gabriel Attal to Matignon at the beginning of January and a reshuffle sequence which lasted a month, the Macron camp must still designate its head of list for the European elections in June, and the majority is suspended on the president's decision.
.@J_Denormandie: "If Emmanuel Macron had asked me to be Prime Minister? It's one of the functions that we cannot refuse. But we must never sink into dependence on politics" pic.twitter.com/ 2KloLUXme0
— Sud Radio (@SudRadio) February 13, 2024
To lead the Renaissance list, several names are circulating, including that of MEP Valérie Hayer, who succeeded Stéphane Séjourné as president of the Renew (Renaissance) group in the European Parliament.
Four months before the election, the National Rally is still at the top of voting intentions with 10 points ahead of the presidential majority, regardless of the head of the list tested, according to an Ifop poll published this Monday.
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The list led by Jordan Bardella received between 28 and 29% of voting intentions, down slightly.
On the majority side, after Olivier Véran last month (19%), Ifop tested three new personalities for the Europeans: Julien Denormandie (19%), former minister Clément Beaune (19%) and Valérie Hayer (18% ).
In another study by Elabe for La Tribune Dimanche and BFMTV, the majority list is credited with 16.5% voting intentions (-1.5%) compared to 27.5% (-1%) for the RN .
In 2019, the Macron camp appointed its head of list, Nathalie Loiseau, in March.
The RN came in first with 23.3% of the votes with a short lead over the presidential party (22.4%).