Who will be the Republican presidential candidate? Answer Saturday December 4 at 2:30 p.m. The party will unveil the name at the end of the second round of the primary, which begins this Friday at 8 a.m. Creating the surprise, Eric Ciotti and Valérie Pécresse qualified. The favorite Xavier Bertrand, supported by the boss of LR in Creuse, Cyril Victor, finished fourth.
Valérie Pécresse or Eric Ciotti?
After this first round, the three losers all rallied around Valérie Pécresse. Philippe Juvin, Michel Barnier and Xavier Bertrand all called to vote for the president of the Île-de-France region. Corn in Creuse, Cyril Victor prefers to remain discreet and does not give any explicit voting instructions: “In the first round, I had given an instruction by choosing the person most able to win, politically and strategically, in the second round of the presidential election against Emmanuel Macron, explains the mayor of Gouzon. For the second round of the primary, I will let the members choose. I do not wish to give my personal position but through what I have just said, everyone will have understood … “
Mathematically, Valérie Pécresse came second with 25% of the vote should win sinceshe will undoubtedly benefit from the postponement of votes by Michel Barnier (23.93%), Xavier Bertrand (22.36%) and Philippe Juvin (3.13%). But nothing says that Eric Ciotti (leading with 25.59% of the vote) will not create a second surprise.