It is without the head of the list that the presidential camp approaches the battle for the European elections.
The majority will launch its campaign on March 9 during an inaugural meeting at the Grand Palais in Lille, according to information from RTL and
Politico
, confirmed by
Le Figaro
.
Which leaves him 17 short days to designate a headliner capable of embodying the “Need for Europe” proclaimed by the Macronist slogan.
Gabriel Attal will also be present in the capital of Flanders to support the future number one on the presidential list.
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Three and a half months before an election largely dominated by the National Rally (RN) in the polls, Emmanuel Macron is slow to induct a candidate.
Even if it means tearing his camp apart.
Revealing his concern in Le
Figaro
, MEP Gilles Boyer (Horizons) called for “
a
quickly operational head of the list”.
The philippist took the opportunity to push the candidacy of Clément Beaune, former Minister Delegate in charge of Europe and then Transport, to whom he recognizes "
technical competence, political legitimacy and media experience
".
For his part, MEP and former journalist Bernard Guetta
“would gladly accept”
to lead the adventure, if it were offered to him.
The names of Élisabeth Borne and Julien Denormandie have certainly circulated, without putting an end to the doubt that reigns among the majority.