Alexandre Chauveau, edited by Antoine Terrel 1:59 p.m., November 21, 2021

The five candidates for the LR nomination must debate a third time, Sunday evening, on Europe 1 and CNews.

The opportunity to come back to the differences between Xavier Bertrand, Eric Ciotti, Michel Barnier, Valérie Pécresse and Philippe Juvin, as well as their respective strategies. 

DECRYPTION

As the LR Congress draws closer, the five contenders for the party's presidential nomination must score points.

Xavier Bertrand, Valérie Pécresse, Michel Barnier, Eric Ciotti and Philippe Juvin will have the opportunity this Sunday evening during the third debate of the campaign, broadcast at 8:50 p.m. on Europe 1 and CNews.

A few hours from the start of the program, Europe 1 takes stock of the candidates' profiles, and their strategy to attract members. 

Ciotti, the most liberal and the most secure

He is undoubtedly the one who stood out the most during the first debates.

Eric Ciotti is clearly the most to the right in terms of security, but also, and this is where he scored points, the one who has the most liberal program economically, largely inspired by that of François Fillon in 2017. 

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François Fillon also inspires Valérie Pécresse.

The president of the Ile-de-France region presents herself as the lady of "doing".

She wants to cut 200,000 civil servant positions in the administration and presents a constitutional bill to put an end to uncontrolled immigration.

Barnier relies on international stature, Bertrand on social

The most social is undoubtedly Xavier Bertrand, with his plan for an employment bonus, a kind of improved activity bonus that would be automatically paid into the payslip, and which aims to ensure that no more full-time employee receives less than 1,500 euros net per month. The president of Hauts-de-France is also playing the popular and rural card to stand out from his competitors. We can also quote Philippe Juvin, who claims "a right of public services" and who opposes the cuts of posts among civil servants.

Former European Commissioner, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier highlights his international stature.

Whoever hopes to be above the fray has not presented a clearly detailed program, apart from his proposal for a moratorium on immigration which has been the subject of debate.

On the other hand, he positioned himself on major themes dear to the right-wing electorate: opposition to wind turbines, the fight against social and tax fraud, and the return of basic education to school.