He has his candidate.
MEP (Renaissance) Gilles Boyer, member of Horizons and close to Édouard Philippe, judges that former Minister Delegate Clément Beaune “brings together all the qualities” to lead Emmanuel Macron's majority list to the European elections which has still not appointed its leader.
“Personally, I think that Clément Beaune brings together all the qualities to lead the campaign: technical competence, political legitimacy and media experience,” said Gilles Boyer in an interview with Le Figaro.
Former advisor to the Head of State then Minister Delegate for Europe, Clément Beaune became Minister Delegate for Transport in 2022.
Last week, he became a member of Parliament for Paris again after expressing his reservations about the immigration law adopted in December and not being retained in Gabriel Attal's government.
Clément Beaune “acquired political legitimacy due to his ministerial functions and the legislative election that he won on his behalf in Paris.
Finally, he has the notoriety and media experience essential for a campaign in which televised debates and large public meetings will play a determining role,” insists Gilles Boyer.
Questions about the Macronist list
Impatience is perceptible in the ranks of the majority as most parties have appointed their leader in view of the European elections on June 9.
Former minister Julien Denormandie, who has many supporters in the presidential camp, recently reaffirmed that he did not intend to lead the list.
Bruno Le Maire has also expressed his refusal several times.
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.
“I fear that we will designate, at the last moment, someone who could be considered a candidate by default, because we have not taken the time to find the best profile.
Let’s not get caught up in time,” warned Gilles Boyer.
“Becoming top of the list involves sudden, sometimes brutal media coverage and requires preparation.
You can't improvise!
We are all armed with weapons.
We have a good record to defend and we are in the process of designing a strong project to carry out the European ambition of the President of the Republic: let us put ourselves in a position to start the campaign with a quickly operational head of the list,” he said. -he says.