REPORTAGE
A week after the thunderbolt from the Griveaux affair, replaced by Agnès Buzyn for the municipal elections in Paris, it comes in third position for voting intentions (19%), according to an Ifop poll for Le Journal du Dimanche . Anne Hidalgo leads with 24%, followed by Rachida Dati at 22%. Cédric Villani meanwhile, the dissident candidate for La République en Marche, finally excluded from the presidential party at the end of January, appears to be an outsider, with only 9% of voting intentions.
To try to catch up, the candidate multiplies the towing operations with Parisians. It was Saturday at a market in the 14th arrondissement, where Europe 1 followed him.
"You will have to choose a side!"
An army of around thirty militants have invaded the aisles of this market, all ready to draw leaflets to passers-by. The candidate marked a first stop in front of a shoe stand, challenged by a local resident on his strategy. "There will be a second round, you will have to choose a side!", He says, almost as a challenge. "Freedom and tenacity are at the heart of my commitment", sweeps Cédric Villani.
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A candidate focused on the first round
Two days ago, the mathematician said "no" to an alliance with Agnès Buzyn. But now, when asked if he intends to arrive in the second round on his own, his answer becomes more laconic: "Who is talking about being alone? It is the first round that counts. These are the three weeks of campaign before this first round that counts. In this election, it is not the parties that will play the game, it is the Parisians, "he insists.
And while waiting for a possible alliance, the mathematician intends to continue the operations of towing on the markets to try to go up in the voting intentions.