The list headed by Gabriel Attal, the only one in the race after an agreement between the former Prime Minister and his predecessor in Matignon Élisabeth Borne, obtained 93.18% of the votes during the Renaissance Congress (6.82% blank votes ), according to internal sources. the party.
The participation rate in this internal vote, which took place from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon electronically, rose to 67.64%, according to the same sources. But Renaissance has not revealed the number of members who were able to participate in the vote, that is, be aware of their contributions, which will be “communicated later” according to the party.
At the end of October, a source from the management team reported 8,500 members per day with their contributions, another 10,000.
Gabriel Attal assumed the position of general secretary on December 8
These members were called to elect 150 members of the National Council, a kind of Parliament of the party, which will meet on December 8 to appoint Gabriel Attal as the new general secretary.
He will succeed Stéphane Séjourné, elected to this position in 2022, during the transformation of La République en Marche into Renaissance, and who was recently appointed European Commissioner.
Élisabeth Borne declared herself a candidate for the position of general secretary in mid-August, but resigned at the end of October. She appears on Gabriel Attal’s list and will serve as president of the National Council.
Created by Emmanuel Macron in 2016 to support his candidacy for the presidential elections, En Marche, which became La République en marche (2017) and then Renaissance (2022), had up to 400,000 members, according to figures reported at the time. Membership paid in 2022.
In July, after the legislative elections, Gabriel Attal was already elected president of the Macronist group in the Assembly, renamed Ensemble pour la République (EPR).
Source: BFM TV
