“This serialization proves that this affair has been thought about for a long time and that we are trying to destabilize the candidacy of Marine Le Pen, who is very well placed in the voting intentions”, thundered on Wednesday February 16 on franceinfo Louis Aliot, the mayor of Perpignan and support of the candidate, while Nicolas Bay was suspended from his duties within the National Rally (RN), accused of “sabotage” for the benefit of Eric Zemmour, Marine Le Pen’s presidential rival. One “perfectly immoral behavior” which resulted in the MEP being suspended from “his campaign spokesperson”.
For Louis Aliot, it is neither a divorce nor a war but “an epiphenomenon”. “It’s unfortunately part of the political game, but I ask our former friends a little restraint and that they assume their betrayal and stop playing because a presidential election is serious”did he declare.
After Damien Rieu, Gilbert Collard, Stéphane Ravier… Nicolas Bay might well have joined the ranks of Eric Zemmour in the coming days. Why ? Because the programs of two candidates diverge. While Marine Le Pen makes proposals on issues related to the purchasing power of the French, Eric Zemmour bases his candidacy on immigration issues. “While Mr. Zemmour was voting for Mitterrand, we were already talking about immigration”retorted Louis Alliot.
“This kind of mono-theme developed by Mr. Zemmour is only there to crystallize part of the electorate, but certainly not to rally a majority of French people behind a presidential project.”
Louis Alliotat franceinfo
Immigration “cannot be the only issue”, “There is obviously a problem of purchasing power, of social misery, and these questions must be answered and if we don’t, we will miss out on the presidential election.”