The reactions are multiplying. Since the announcement of Agnès Buzyn's candidacy for mayor of Paris, replacing Benjamin Griveaux who had to give up following the dissemination of intimate videos attributed to him, all Parisian political leaders have positioned themselves. Sunday, at the microphone of Europe 1, Ian Brossat, spokesperson for the PCF and housing assistant to Anne Hidalgo at the town hall of Paris, pointed to an "improvisation" on the part of the former Minister of Health, who is replaced by Olivier Veran.
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This Monday at the microphone of Europe 1, Nelly Garnier, campaign director of Rachida Dati (Les Républicains), denounced an "abandonment of post overnight". "We are surprised that a minister engaged on major issues such as pension reform, the hospital crisis and especially the management of a global pandemic like the coronavirus", is a candidate, explains Nelly Garnier, also at the top of the list LR in the 11th arrondissement of the capital.
"To be a candidate in Paris, it must be a real choice, which is neither sudden nor imposed"
"We consider that to be a candidate in Paris, it must be a real choice, which is neither sudden nor imposed", tackles the campaign director of Rachida Dati. Nelly Garnier refers to the hesitations of Agnes Buzyn in her last weeks to embark on the battle of Paris. The former Minister of Health had indeed declined any option to apply ... Two days before agreeing to take over from Benjamin Griveaux.
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"The challenge today of this campaign is to put an end to the decline of Paris, and this requires a substantive debate with a perfect knowledge of the daily problems of Parisians," says Nelly Garnier, arguing that Rachida Dati "did the choice of Paris for years ".
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