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He had promised war prizes to President Macron among the Republicans (LR) for the legislative elections, but fishing has been meager for Nicolas Sarkozy who has seen his influence decline among his party in recent years.
Did former President Nicolas Sarkozy overestimate himself with Emmanuel Macron? Anxious to have a comfortable majority for the next legislative elections, President Macron hoped to count on a promise from Nicolas Sarkozy to see around thirty LR candidates switch to the LREM label. The result is however poor, with for the moment only 3 defectors from the Republicans towards the presidential majority.
The right is less attractive than expected emphasizes a tenor from the right: “Sarko was convinced that his call would attract many more people, but at less than 5% who are we interested in?”
Is Nicolas Sarkozy facing a loss of influence or is it overestimated? Its rating has actually been declining among Republicans for a few years. His refusal to support Valérie Pécresse had already made his camp cringe, but some elected Republicans no longer hesitate to publicly declare that we must break with Sarkozyism like the deputy Aurélien Pradié.