“I heard a moment of truth last night, since Éric Zemmour, who has already recorded his defeat, said he would run for the legislative elections”, declared Valérie Pécresse, Les Républicains presidential candidate, this Wednesday on franceinfo. His Reconquest opponent! in the presidential election indeed paved the way, on Tuesday on France 2, for a candidacy in the legislative elections in the event of defeat in the race for the Élysée.
Sunday evening, after the first round, Éric Zemmour “will be M. 9:01 p.m., he will call for Marine Le Pen to vote and they will run for the legislative elections under his colors”, assured Valérie Pécresse, in response to remarks made by the far-right candidate, Monday on franceinfo. That day, he assured that she “has already prepared his rallying to Emmanuel Macron at 8:02 p.m.”. When questioned, Valérie Pécresse assured that she would not work with Emmanuel Macron but did not respond to a possible call to vote for the candidate En Marche in the event of a duel between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen on April 24.
“The only possible union of rights is around me”she also said, when she was questioned about other comments made by the former polemicist, this Wednesday on France Inter. “I will be in the second round and on the 25th [avril] in the morning, I will be either President of the Republic or Leader of the Opposition and I will finally make this reconciliation of rights that no one wants to do, neither Marine Le Pen, nor Mrs. Pécresse”he said.
According to her, “today there is the division of the far right on one side, with an Éric Zemmour who will call for Marine Le Pen to vote and who will hold meetings with Marine Le Pen, and there is a real right of government “whom she says she embodies and “of which Emmanuel Macron is afraid”. She took the opportunity to “to thank” former LR presidential candidate François Fillon for his “support” reaffirmed on Monday. Support that is not trivial, insofar as the vote of Fillon voters in 2017 is disputed on the right.
2nd round ➡️ “The only possible union of rights is around me. Today, there is the division of the extreme right and the right of government, which E. Macron is afraid of”, declares Valérie Pécresse. “It’s time to vote for a female president.” pic.twitter.com/qbtD0l1wlE
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