France: Christian Estrosi in turn leaves the Republicans
After the departure of the mayor of Toulon, it is Christian Estrosi's turn to break with his political family.
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Text by: Julien Chavanne
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No respite for The Republicans.
After the departure of the mayor of Toulon, it is Christian Estrosi's turn to break with his political family.
The mayor of Nice announces it in
Le Figaro
.
The former president of the PACA region did not support the Republicans' reaction to the agreement between Renaud Muselier and Emmanuel Macron's camp for the June regional ones.
Christian Estrosi had worked for this agreement intended to block the National Rally.
His departure is another thunderclap for LR.
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In 48 hours, the Republicans lost their two most important barons in the Southeast, two former ministers of Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy.
Hubert Falco and Christian Estrosi arrived at the same conclusion: their party is taken "
hostage by a faction which dreams only of itself
".
In
Le Figaro
, the mayor of Nice hits hard on his former comrades, accused of "making a
pact with the National Rally
".
► Also to listen: The LR / LREM alliance in Paca will give rise to "many risks and tensions at the national level"
Towards a new center-right party
Now "
free
", Christian Estrosi does not intend to join La République en Marche, he rather wants to work for the creation of a new center-right party, without having - he assures - ambition national.
The Republican staff expected it.
Party boss Christian Jacob simply speaks of a "
coherent decision
" by Christian Estrosi.
His departure from LR is the last shock after the blow attempted by Emmanuel Macron.
With the agreement between En Marche and the president of the PACA region Renaud Muselier, the head of state achieved his goal: once again to weaken Les Républicains.
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