Bruno Retailleau takes the lead on the suitable and formalizes his candidacy | EUROtoday

Like a bottle opened and closed a number of occasions, the suspense was somewhat stale. It primarily lay within the date of the announcement. Before or after the municipal elections? Not seeing the arrival “blue wave” anticipated on March 15 and 22, Bruno Retailleau determined to make the leap on Thursday February 12. Yes, he’s certainly a candidate for the 2027 presidential election.

Who nonetheless doubted it? We do not take sides “the most unmanageable in France” (in accordance with the expression of one in all his advisors) to drag over to the facet even earlier than the beginning of the race. The president of the Les Républicains (LR) occasion reserved the exclusivity of his announcement for his parliamentarians. “I wanted to inform you personally that I am preparing to declare my candidacy for the presidential election,” wrote the senator from Vendée in a letter addressed to every LR deputy and senator forward of a launch video on social networks.

In kind, the message is at all times extra private than the fax despatched by the socialist Lionel Jospin in 2002, however doesn’t upset the canons of political communication. The candidate opted for sobriety, with a recorded message and really formal decorum, French and European flags on his left.

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