Louis de Raguenel 6:45 a.m., November 22, 2021

The candidates for the LR nomination debated Sunday evening on Europe 1 and CNEWS.

In an atmosphere which remained cordial, Valérie Pécresse, Michel Barnier, Eric Ciotti, Xavier Bertrand and Philippe Juvin exchanged their points of view on the subjects of predilection of the right such as immigration or security.

Immigration, security ... the candidates for the LR nomination debated Sunday evening on Europe 1 and CNEWS.

It was the third internal Republicans debate.

148,000 members will vote on December 4 at the party congress to nominate their candidate for the presidential election.

In a cordial atmosphere, this debate is in line with the first two.

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Security and immigration on the menu

First of all, the candidates wanted to show that they are clearly right-wing.

So there has been a lot of talk about security and immigration.

Then, the strength of this debate, the most animated of all, is that the five candidates were able to discuss between them to show their agreements but also their differences, in particular on the elimination of the number of civil servants defended by Valérie Pécresse and Eric Ciotti , who also defended the right of blood.

During this debate, we could also hear Michel Barnier defend his migratory moratorium and the restoration of military service, but also Xavier Bertrand advocate extreme firmness against the English in the conflict over fishing.

Philippe Juvin, he praised the superiority of French civilization.

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No real passes of arms

On all these subjects, a few pikes have been launched without ever any real passing of arms.

The candidates also showed their personal sensitivity.

Michel Barnier defended the family and Xavier Bertrand the cause of disability.

Eric Ciotti, he posed himself as a defender of civilization, Valérie Pécresse, of rigor and firmness and, a little apart, Philippe Juvin advocated the defense and reform of the French public system. 

But this morning again, it is impossible to guess which of the five candidates most convinced the 148,000 LR members who will nominate their champion for the presidential election on December 4.