The 91,110 members of the Republicans could begin voting, this Saturday at 6:00 p.m., for the first round of the election of the new president of the right-wing party, which must be decided between the deputies Eric Ciotti and Aurélien Pradié and the head of the senators Bruno Retailleau.
Electronic voting will continue until Sunday at 6 pm Results must be announced immediately. This Saturday at 8:00 p.m., two hours after the opening of the vote, the participation in the ballot was already 24%, according to the party.
The deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes Eric Ciotti, who takes a hard line with the sovereign, the president of the group of senators Bruno Retailleau of the conservative-liberal wing and the deputy of the Lot Aurélien Pradié, a popular right-wing singer, should pass at the seat of the match after the announcement of the results.
FavoriteEric Ciotti
Short of a poll, predictions are difficult, even if Eric Ciotti, a finalist in the 2021 primary, is the favorite. He received the support of Laurent Wauquiez, president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and a former head of the party.
Bruno Retailleau, commissioner of Philippe de Villiers’ Movement for France, has a long list of supporters. As for Aurélien Pradié, younger than his two competitors and with social fiber, he will have the status of outsider.
The new president, who will succeed Christian Jacob, will have the heavy task of straightening out the party, trapped between Macronie and the National Group. The right remains in the resounding failure of its presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse (4.8%).
Source: BFM TV
