"Who has been holding Bournazel by the balls since the start, if not me?" Said Benjamin Griveaux at one time. A time when, according to leaks from a “private conversation”, Benjamin Griveaux also described his former rivals as “morons” for the investiture of La République en Marche (LREM). Another era? This Thursday, the candidate Pierre-Yves Bournazel decided to withdraw from the race for mayor of Paris and support Benjamin Griveaux, also top of the list in the 17th arrondissement, in order to "create the conditions for a positive alternative to Anne Hidalgo ".
"Choosing sometimes means knowing how to give up"
“60 days before the election, you have to choose the interest of Paris. And choosing sometimes means knowing how to give up, ”he explains in a letter sent to the press, including 20 Minutes . “Today I support Benjamin Griveaux. We share the observation of the failure of the outgoing mayor and a common vision of the future of Paris. On many subjects, he showed enthusiasm and willingness to develop his project, I am delighted. He is now ready to work with as much force as possible and I believe he is most capable of creating a dynamic in order to avoid the re-election of Anne Hidalgo ”.
The deputy Agir de Paris who created in early June the group "100% Paris" had recently proposed to the enemy brothers Benjamin Griveaux and Cédric Villani a meeting. And why not constitute a three-way alliance for municipal governments in Paris. The dissident candidate, Cédric Villani, had declined the offer.
Top of the list in the 18th arrondissement
"I am very happy that we can defend this project together", reacted Benjamin Griveaux to AFP. The former government spokesperson praised the "talent", the "energy" of Pierre-Yves Bournazel and his "intimate knowledge of Paris, especially the northeast and the working-class neighborhoods so neglected by the current municipality". Pierre-Yves Bournazel should therefore be a LREM candidate in the 18th arrondissement.
The now ex-candidate was credited with 4% of the voting intentions in a poll commissioned by the team of Cédric Villani and revealed by the press in December.
“2017 has moved the lines and this political recomposition will continue. The municipal elections of 2020 will not look like the polls that Parisians have known so far. I therefore believe it essential to end the party government in Paris. From now on, we need a "new deal", an unprecedented political offer for the capital that will bring concrete and innovative solutions from 2020 to 2026, "he explained during an interview with 20 Minutes at the start of the campaign.
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