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Saturday, November 20 is an important date for the five contenders for the nomination for the Republicans: they are auditioned against the party executives. Julien Nény, journalist France Télévisions, is present on site.
It is the hour of the hearings for the five candidates for the nomination of the Republicans, who will then represent the party in the presidential elections of 2022: Xavier Bertrand, Valérie Pécresse, Michel Barnier, Éric Ciotti and Philippe Juvin are all heard by the party cadres. “For now, it’s happening with speckled foils”, announces Julien Nény, journalist France Televisions, present in Issy-les-Moulineaux, in Hauts-de-Seine. “This big oral takes place in front of all the party executives”, recalls the journalist.
Despite a rather correct atmosphere, some candidates, like Michel Barnier, did not hesitate to attack their opponents. The former European commissioner did not fail to recall his perpetual attachment to the party, unlike others. “Those who abandoned LR through personal tactics weakened the party”, says Julien Nény, quoting Michel Barnier. The objective of this great oral is to show that the Republicans are still united among themselves.