Wauquiez calls to “avoid the poison of the division”, Bayrou greets a “magnificent victory” | EUROtoday

“Our political family is able today to carry out our project for the presidential election”welcomed, on Sunday, May 18, on TF1, Bruno Retailleau, freshly elected on the head of the Les Républicains (LR) get together in opposition to Laurent Wauquiez. The Minister of the Interior obtained 74.3 % of the votes of LR members, in comparison with 25.7 % at his rival, president of the group within the National Assembly. Participation has reached greater than 80 %.

Calling voters who’ve turned their again on the Republicans lately to return to the get together, Bruno Retailleau has confirmed that he would stay in Beauvau, the query of his get together’s participation within the authorities having been “Trench” In his eyes by the broad help of members to his candidacy.

At the siege of the Republicans, the place he was greeted by his supporters on the cry of “We won!” »» or “Bruno President”he despatched a message to his opponent Laurent Wauquiez, whom he stated “That he has given himself a lot in this campaign”. “He can give (…) still a lot to our movement. I sincerely wish it because I want to gather our entire political family widely ”he assured, surrounded by the tenors of the get together who supported him, amongst them the president of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, the ex-Prime Minister Michel Barnier or the MEP François-Xavier Bellamy.

Among the activists, the president of younger Republicans, Manon Deliot, praised a “Very nice score”. “It is the synonym of a frank word, a clear word, and then a statesman, which we had been waiting for a long time among the Republicans”she stated.

“Diluted in macronism”

From his fief of Puy-en-Velay, Laurent Wauquiez has acknowledged his defeat and known as to keep away from “The poison of the division [qui] has so many times weakened the right “. However, he camped on his marketing campaign positions, guaranteeing that the appropriate can not lead his “Rupture project (…) If we are diluted in macronism “.

For his half, Prime Minister, François Bayrou, praised this “Magnificent victory”which confirms the participation of the LR in its authorities. “The French engaged wish, I believe, that we make common cause to get out, as much as possible, our country of the difficulties it crosses”he reacted on X. Gabriel Attal, head of deputies and secretary normal of Renaissance, additionally addressed his ” Congratulations “ to the winner.

On the left, Manuel Bompard, coordinator of rebellious France, who debated with Laurent Wauquiez every week in the past, reasonably praised Laurent Wauquiez’s defeat: “Wauquiez defeated. And one! I offer a debate to Bruno Retailleau to finish the work. »» Same tone at Marine Tondelier, national secretary of Ecologists, who estimates that “The solely success of Bruno Retailleau on the Ministry of the Interior [est d’avoir] makes Wauquism disappear ”.

On the far proper, Eric Ciotti, president and chief of the deputies of the Union of the Rights for the Republic, the final elected president of LR earlier than his cut up, ” address [ses] Republican congratulations to Bruno Retailleau ”adding: “I hope he additionally follows me within the Union of Laws, the one solution to increase France and that he won’t stay a prisoner of ending macronism who ruined the nation. »»

“Sarkozy bis”

At the National Rally, Laurent Jacobelli, deputy and get together spokesperson, additionally criticizes the winner’s participation within the Bayrou authorities: “Retailleau makes us consider that he can remedy immigration issues by working with macronists and socialists and refusing to work with the patriots. He is a Sarkozy bis, he speaks like us however doesn’t act. »»

This election was marked to the top by the uncertainty attributable to the multiplication of the variety of members in the course of the marketing campaign, going from 43,859 to 121,617 in two months, with out it being attainable to actually decide these recruitments.

This with out dispute success by Bruno Retailleau will permit him to strengthen himself as a candidate of the appropriate to the subsequent presidential election, confronted with the already properly put in candidacy of Edouard Philippe who additionally claims to carry collectively the appropriate.

During the marketing campaign, Mr. Retailleau declared himself favorable that LR members designate their candidate. An concept that sure helps of the Minister don’t share, who didn’t watch for the outcomes to place stress, just like the centrist president of Normandy, Hervé Morin, spokesperson for the New Energy Movement, chaired by David Lisnard.