the president of the Republicans in turn declines the invitation from Emmanuel Macron

“I will not be present in Saint-Denis.” The president of the Les Républicains party, Eric Ciotti, finally gave up on going to the new “meeting” organized by Emmanuel Macron with all the party leaders on Friday. In an interview with Figaropublished Tuesday November 14, he criticizes in particular “yet another communication approach”. After participating in the first meeting in August, the president of the right-wing party had until then suggested that he would repeat the experience.

“Rather yes”he responded again last week when discussing his participation, arguing that “on principle”, he was not “not hostile to debate”. But, he now highlights, “the absence of the President of the Republic on Sunday at the demonstration against anti-Semitism ended [le] convince not to participate”.

Eric Ciotti’s refusal is added to those pronounced by the bosses of La France insoumise, Manuel Bompard, and of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure. The doors “will remain open” until the end, said the Elysée in reaction to these negative responses. Emmanuel Macron brought together, without exception, all the party leaders represented in parliament in August.