The cantor of the “Remontada” Arnaud Montebourg will announce in the coming hours the withdrawal of his presidential candidacy, without joining another candidate.
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The cantor of the “Remontada” Arnaud Montebourg will announce in the coming hours the withdrawal of his presidential candidacy, without joining another candidate, learned Tuesday, January 18 franceinfo from sources close to the candidate, confirming information from 20 minutes.
After two first attempts at the PS primaries in 2012 and 2017, the former Minister of Productive Recovery of François Hollande had this time launched without the support of a party, last September, presenting himself as the candidate of the ” Ascent from France”.
Credited with 1 to 3% of voting intentions in the polls, Arnaud Montebourg had “offered his candidacy” at “a common project”, on December 8th. Arnaud Montebourg’s campaign had been marked by controversial remarks in favor of a possible blocking of private money transfers to countries which refuse to accept their nationals subject to a deportation order.