The national council of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) approved its rallying with the Macron camp and the list led by Valérie Hayer (Renaissance) On the other hand, this rapprochement with the presidential camp gave rise to some reluctance. But the centrist party had little other choice.
After the failure of the autonomous list in 2019 (2.5%, no elected representative), "we saw the limit of the possible" recalled Hervé Marseille.