Elisabeth Borne, Edouard Philippe, François Bayrou and Stéphane Séjourné will seem on the listing of the presidential camp | EUROtoday

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Former prime ministers Edouard Philippe, Elisabeth Borne and Jean-Marc Ayrault arrive to attend a ceremony in tribute to the 42 French citizens killed and all the victims of the Hamas assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, in the Cour des Invalides , in Paris, February 7, 2024.

The leaders of the presidential camp are forming a united entrance for the European elections. Former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will seem on the listing of the presidential majority for the European elections, in an ineligible place, Agence France-Presse (AFP) discovered from her entourage, confirming info from BFM-TV. Having grow to be a deputy once more after her departure from Matignon, she is going to seem in 81e and final place on the Renaissance listing, carried by MEP Valérie Hayer.

Several different figures from the presidential camp will seem on the backside of this listing, such because the chief of Horizons, Edouard Philippe (76e), the president of MoDem, François Bayrou (78e), or the present Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné (80e), AFP discovered from the marketing campaign crew. The latter additionally introduced that the lawyer Jean Veil, eldest son of Simone and Antoine Veil, will occupy the 74e place. In 2019, he had already been a candidate on the listing of the Macronist camp, showing in 78e place.

“I agreed to be on the list to show my full support for Valérie Hayer and the majority project which is the only credible one for Europe”declared Elisabeth Borne, in line with feedback reported to AFP by these round her. “I will continue to get involved in this campaign to carry our ideas and our project for Europe”added the previous head of presidency.

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The first thirty names on the Renaissance listing had been revealed on Friday, nearly a month earlier than a vote for which the presidential camp is at the moment far behind within the polls by that of the National Rally (RN), supported by Jordan Bardella.

Five weeks earlier than the European elections, and on the eve of a gathering on the Palais de la Mutualité, Valérie Hayer additionally introduced the Renaissance program on Monday morning throughouta press convention. A “ambitious program to ensure that Europe does not die”she declared, alongside marketing campaign spokespersons Nathalie Loiseau, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne and Clément Beaune, additionally believing that the « talking report[ait] For “ them.

The current MEP and president of the Renew group in the European Parliament said that her 48 proposals should enable the European Union to face three major risks, namely “security and migration, climate and economic, democratic and attack on our values”. Mme Hayer also called for “getting out of addictions” foreign countries, citing Russia, the United States, China and India. “Europe must take its destiny back into its own hands, to build a powerful Europe. »

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