The president of the Ile-de-France region, 54, will be opposed during the 2nd round of the nomination to Eric Ciotti, holding a right wing.
It has already received the support of Xavier Bertrand, eliminated Wednesday when he appeared on the right as the best placed in the first round in the national polls.
Self-proclaimed "Dame de faire", the former minister of Nicolas Sarkozy (Higher Education and Budget) claims the "most daring" program and assures him: "I am totally, entirely, viscerally determined".
A determination that the former member of the Yvelines has been able to explain since July during 80 public meetings, explaining here her project of six EPR reactors, fighting there its image in Ile-de-France, with a common thread: "restore French pride".
Accusing Emmanuel Macron of having "burned the bank", the newly reelected president of Ile-de-France relies on her experience in the region and defends a very firm project on the regal where she has joined the services of Patrick Stefanini, the former campaign manager of François Fillon.
On immigration she wants to harden the right to nationality and benefits, and on security this ex-baby Chirac, long decked out with a wise image, does not rule out "involving the army" in "areas of lawlessness ".
Its order program, which it is keen to address in all its facets in meetings, also plans to cut 200,000 civil servant positions and increase "net salaries by 10%" under 3,000 euros.
But this regular on the honor roll (baccalaureate at 16, HEC, ENA ...), champion of republican values, also emphasizes education.
Speeches prowled in meeting, shock formulas in televised debate ... "She is playing her life" in this election, smiles an elected LR, who assured her in the fall: "She is in the process of having everyone inset!"
It is difficult to know how many new voters the candidate has won, in this congress where it is also a question of convincing the old party, a priori more sensitive to the argument of loyalty.
Deemed "hardworking" and "methodical", the president of Libres!
had left LR in 2019, before taking back his card in October.
But she has always, in the name of loyalty, accepted to play the tie-breaker rule.
This mother of three, who also deplores the sexism that reigns in politics, can strike a chord with voters.
"She embodies the woman, but also the firmness", assured mid-November in Montigny le Bretonneux (Yvelines) Marie-Claude, 74 years old.
"She has a certain presence, she does not beat around the bush," added Sylvie, 55 years old.
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