In an interview with "Figaro", published Thursday, the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi announces that he is quitting his party, Les Républicains, and working on the creation of a new political formation. 

After the mayor of Toulon Hubert Falco, it is the turn of that of Nice, Christian Estrosi, to leave Les Républicains.

In an interview with

Figaro

, published Thursday afternoon, he announces his departure from the right-wing party and his desire to work on the creation of a new political formation. 

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