Former minister Nathalie Delattre was elected this Sunday, October 19, as head of the Radical Party, of which she was already interim president and whose “social-liberal identity” she defends, according to a statement from the party.
“She becomes the first woman elected” at the head of France’s oldest party, founded in 1901, according to this statement.
Senator for Gironde since 2017, Nathalie Delattre was also minister delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament during the government of Michel Barnier, then minister delegate of Tourism during the government of François Bayrou. She is also a candidate for mayor of Bordeaux.
“Prepare for the upcoming electoral events”
“Now, with our parliamentarians, we will contribute to the preparation of the budget and we will actively prepare for the upcoming electoral deadlines,” declared Nathalie Delattre, quoted in the statement.
“Our attachment to the values and principles of secularism, freedom, solidarity and republican order, our local elected officials, our freedom and our independence are more than ever active in moving our country forward,” he added.
Nathalie Delattre won the elections “with 65.3%” of the votes against Dominique Faure, former Minister of Local Authorities.
The Party registers “the disappearance of the common base”
The latter stated that she had “called Nathalie Delattre to congratulate her,” according to another statement sent to AFP. “I will remain strongly present in our bodies and contribute to the emergence of new faces,” added Dominique Faure.
First classified on the left of the political spectrum, the Radical Party has evolved towards the center right. In particular, it has several senators and its only current deputy in the Assembly, Bastien Marchive, is part of the group of Renaissance deputies.
After being one of the parties in the coalition supporting Emmanuel Macron, the Radical Party noted, after the formation of the Lecornu 2 government, “the disappearance of the common basis that until now founded the governmental balance”, but stated that it wanted to continue being a “constructive actor in the public debate”.
Source: BFM TV
