François Baroin in the presidential election?

Neither yes nor no, quite the contrary

The mayor of Troyes and president of the Organization of Mayors of France François Baroin, August 27, 2020. AFP Photo / Eric Piermont

Text by: Valérie Gas Follow

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The Republicans have made their comeback at Port-Marly in the Yvelines with a "youth meeting" around their president Christian Jacob.

François Baroin took part in it.

He played the game of questions and answers with the militants but did not answer a question: will he be a presidential candidate?

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The staging was perfect to allow François Baroin to master the game. The question came from an activist: " 

Will you be a candidate for the 2022 presidential election

?"

 "

François Baroin had fun.

He was waiting for her and therefore gave his answer: “ 

I will not answer.

I will do it in due time, responsibly and with the will to do everything to be a factor of union and not of division.

 The mayor of Troyes wants to be master of the clocks of his advertisement.

It will be in the fall, after the senatorial elections.

And there is no question of giving in to the pressure: “ 

You have to know that, all Chiracians love pressure

.

"

Game of conjectures

So in the meantime, we must indulge in the game of conjectures and seek the truth in the allusions with which he stuffs his words.

Rumor has it that he will not show up to preserve his personal life: " 

Is success in life or is success in life?"

Rather, it is all the same to succeed in life.

What makes you happy

?

 "

But at the same time, he seems to be keeping all options open. “ 

No matter what story we have to live together in the weeks, months and years to come, anyway, I'll always be there

.

"

And François Baroin also recalls what his mentor Jacques Chirac had asked him: “

 The country gave you and now you are going to give it back.

And you will pay him back by getting involved in politics because there is nothing more beautiful than serving politics. 

The question is therefore to know how far François Baroin will serve politics.

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