Paris (AFP)
Marine Le Pen on Tuesday opposed a dismissal of Nicolas Dupont-Aignan's proposal to organize a primary to the right of the right for the presidential election, while wishing to "work together" in view of this deadline.
The president of Debout la France, who joined Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election in 2017, "said about the primaries two years ago what I really think myself: the primary is the first turn of the presidential election ", argued on Radio Classique the president of the National Rally, who said she was" surprised by the reversal "of her former ally on this subject.
Mr. Dupont-Aignan "also said that the primary is an idiot dinner so I'm a bit skeptical about the invitation," added laughing Ms. Le Pen, who must have lunch Tuesday noon with Mr. Dupont-Aignan .
"We must be serious, we are not in a reality TV game. We are in the preparation of an election which is fundamental (...). Let’s start working together with those who want to participate in this", continued the 2017 presidential finalist. "We have to start working on the fund together, start gathering today".
For Marine Le Pen, "the primary demonstrated that it was a weapon of mass destruction of political forces. Those who organized the primary disappeared from the presidential election" in 2017.
In addition, "the primary is not in the DNA of Nicolas Dupont-Aignan since it is not at all the Gaullian vision of the institutions", she underlined.
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan called on Monday for the organization in 2021 of a "great primary" in the camp of the conservative, sovereignist and far right, considering that "no one can win alone" and that a new duel between Mrs. Le Pen and Mr. Macron "would only favor the re-election of Emmanuel Macron".
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