After the explosion caused within LR by the announcement of a merger between Renaud Muselier and LREM in Paca, Secretary of State Sophie Cluzel finally takes the opposite view of Jean Castex.
She says this Friday morning that she will be a candidate.
"I am the candidate of the presidential majority, which will be represented in the first round" of the regional elections, she explained on France Info.
" Let's work together "
Five days earlier, the Prime Minister had however announced in the Journal du dimanche that the Secretary of State in charge of disabled people, leader designated by LREM in the region, was withdrawing in favor of the outgoing LR president of the region, Renaud Muselier .
An arrangement by then integrating several members of the LREM list on that led by the current president of the regional council.
Faced with the outcry caused at LR, Renaud Muselier had guaranteed that his list would not include any minister or LREM parliamentarian.
And Sophie Cluzel today excludes leaving the government to be able to be on her list.
She even reaches out to the mayors of Toulon and Nice, Hubert Falco and Christian Estrosi, who have announced their departure from LR in recent hours.
“Let's work with everyone's skills,” she said on France Info.
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