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Legislative elections 2024: “I was ashamed that Éric Ciotti was our president”, confides the vice-president of LR
Legislative elections 2024: “I was ashamed that Éric Ciotti was our president”, confides the vice-president of LR
(france info)
By calling to join the RN, Éric Ciotti, the president of the LR, created a divide among the members of his party. Emergency meeting outside party headquarters, the political bureau decided to exclude him.
Éric Ciotti was excluded on Wednesday June 12 from LR “unanimously”, by a political office of the party in which he did not participate. A decision which follows the announcement by the president of the LR of an alliance with the RN. “It’s both crazy, funny in the second degree and at the same time heartbreaking because it contributes to the discrediting of the political class”explains Florence Portelli, vice-president of the Republicans, guest of 19/20 info, Wednesday. “We were deeply hurt for the party employees who experienced a terrible day. They were released from the Republican headquarters”she added, referring to the evacuation of the Republican headquarters this Wednesday.
Éric Ciotti contests the form and reserves the possibility of contesting the procedure in court. “It was ridiculous and undignified. I was ashamed that Eric Ciotti was our movement president and fortunately, he is no longer. But I was proud to be part of this political office which was imbued with dignity “, confides the vice-president of the party.
