Presidential 2022: Laurent Wauquiez is back and intends to weigh in the campaign
Laurent Wauquiez intends to weigh in the presidential campaign of the Republicans.
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Should the right do its primary or line up behind a Xavier Bertrand already a candidate?
The Republicans hold a highly anticipated political office on Tuesday.
On the menu: the calendar and the question of the choice of the candidate.
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A ghost will indeed be present at the political office on Tuesday: Laurent Wauquiez.
Reelected in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, he intends to influence
the presidential campaign for 2022
.
"
With more than 55%, the best score of the regional
(...)
Laurent Wauquiez has the political capital to weigh in 2022
", assures the deputy Fabien of Filippo.
"
Damaged
", in his words,
by the European fiasco,
the former party boss will make his big return to the political office on Tuesday after two years of absence.
"
The subject on the agenda is important
", deciphers those around him.
"
He has the shoulders
"
Indeed, the party must decide on the principle or not of an open primary in order to choose its candidate for the presidential election. For the very right-hander Laurent Wauquiez, there is no question of
leaving Xavier Bertrand
, whom he does not appreciate, to establish himself as the candidate of a party he has left. "
The choice of candidate should not be based on polls,
" he insisted in April.
Could he participate in a possible primary?
"
I do not confuse presidential and regional presidency, but I come back without denying my convictions,
" he confided, cautiously, a few weeks ago.
Today, Laurent Wauquiez consults.
"
He has the shoulders,
" said Nadine Morano who would not be the only one "
to tell him that he has a window
", conveniently makes those around him flee ... The decision must be made during the summer.
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