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The president of the UDI in particular completely excluded support for Eric Ciotti if he is appointed by the activists The Republicans for the presidential campaign.
Jean-Christophe Lagarde, president of the UDI and deputy for the 5th district of Seine-Saint-Denis, announced Sunday, November 21 on franceinfo that“there will be no automatic support” centrists for the Republicans nominee for the presidential election in 2022.
The UDI centrists auditioned from November 15 the candidates of the right to the Congress of the right for the nomination for the presidential election 2022. A grand oral in front of 300 elected officials accepted by Xavier Bertrand, Philippe Juvin and Valérie Pécresse, but not by Michel Barnier and Éric Ciotti. Jean-Christophe Lagarde pointed out the responsibility of the former chief negotiator of the European Union for Brexit: “If he is a candidate, he may have to ask himself questions. To be President of the Republic, you have to bring together, this is what Nicolas Sarkozy taught them, the right, the center and the rest . We must speak to the whole of France “, he explains.
The president of the UDI has ruled out support for Eric Ciotti if he is nominated by activists Les Républicains for the presidential campaign. “Someone who says he can vote for the extreme right in the second round of the presidential election cannot be supported by the center-right, the humanist family that is the UDI”, he justified.
“Either we build a majority together, or they think they win the election on their own. The last time they tried it was at the Europeans.” he explains. The Republicans won 8.48% of the vote and the UDI 2.5%.