And it is finally Valérie Pécresse who was designated by the LR militants as the next Republican candidate for the presidential election of April 2022. She will have the heavy mission of bringing to victory a right-wing eliminated from the first round in 2017. Valérie Pécresse was the favorite against Eric Ciotti, the challenger who came first in the first round.
The ballot, which opened on Friday at 8 a.m., was closed this Saturday at 2 p.m. As for the first round, the dematerialized vote was surrounded by strict security measures, and computers were made available to members in the majority of federations. .
It was Christian Jacob, the president of the party who announced this result.
At 10 am Saturday morning, 76.6% of the 140,000 members called to vote, had voted for this second round.
Surprises in the first round on Thursday
The first round, which promised to be tight, was rich in surprises as it saw Eric Ciotti take first place (25.6% of the vote) while the two heavyweights Xavier Bertrand and Michel Barnier were narrowly eliminated.
Valérie Pécresse qualified with 25% of the vote, a few hundred votes behind her competitor.
Having very quickly received the support of her unhappy rivals, carrying a line considered more unifying, she appeared to many as the favorite.
During a flash between-rounds, voluntarily reduced to its shortest duration to avoid deadly heartbreaks, the candidate has according to her team recorded the rallying of 170 parliamentarians.
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Presidential 2022: "They are the best fighters" ... Eric Ciotti facing Valérie Pécresse in the second round of the LR congress
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