The former head of state did not support the candidate of his political family, in difficulty in the polls a week before the first round.
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The name of Nicolas Sarkozy was briefly whistled Sunday, April 3 at the meeting of Valérie Pécresse, which the former president did not go, while one of the speakers at the desk mentioned the record of the right in terms of the environment. Yann Wehrling, adviser to the candidate on ecology, launched into an enumeration: “Michel Barnier, you made the law that bears your name, Jacques Chirac in his time, it was he who spoke of the burning planet, Nicolas Sarkozy…”
Boos from the room when the name of Nicolas #Sarkozy is pronounced at the podium by a speaker to praise the policy of the former President of the Republic in terms of the environment. “I did not imagine this reaction from the room”, launched the speaker to calm the room. pic.twitter.com/sOY8CdB1UV
— Antoine Comte (@AntoineCOMTE) April 3, 2022
Whistles and boos then rose in the hall of the Parc des expositions in Paris. “I absolutely did not want this reaction, on the contrary, you should rather applaud him, he made the Grenelle de l’environnement”launched Yann Wehrling, arousing applause.
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Nicolas Sarkzoy, who has never supported Valérie Pécresse’s campaign, and is the subject of speculation about possible support for Emmanuel Macron, was the notable absentee from this meeting where the organizers claimed 5,000 spectators.