"The message which was launched yesterday by Valérie Pécresse was not a good message", criticized in front of several media the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes after a public meeting in Nice.

"I think that today we have to found a program of unity, of gathering and the message that was sent last night amazed many of the people who support me," he added.

"We will talk about it tomorrow with Valérie Pécresse, I support her, but I intend that my ideas be represented with force, the ideas of a right which intends to be respected", insisted Mr. Ciotti, on the eve of a visit of the winner of the primary in her stronghold.

Monday, the LR candidate will travel to Saint-Martin-Vésubie (Alpes-Maritimes), in the village of Eric Ciotti that she beat Saturday in the second round by 61% against 39% - a way to illustrate the "rally "much vaunted on the right.

Mr Ciotti announced the launch of his movement, "To the Right", assuring his supporters: "What we have built is powerful, I will continue to carry your voice".

"It was a movement that already existed, it was that of my friends, but it takes on a national dimension, 40,000 activists have supported me," said the deputy, "I feel an even greater force and this force is there. will organize itself and weigh in our political family ".

Asked Saturday evening on TF1, Valérie Pécresse had announced that she was not taking on her own certain key proposals from Eric Ciotti, such as the creation of a French-style Guantanamo or the national priority for jobs.

"I am not taking up Eric Ciotti's proposals, but in my program, there is a very firm position and very firm order measures," she explained.

"Eric Ciotti will have his place in my campaign, like Xavier Bertrand, like Michel Barnier, like Philippe Juvin, because they represent sensitivities which are very complementary and that makes a formidable France team," she added.

Asked about the statements of Eric Ciotti on BFMTV, the boss of LR Chistian Jacob assured him that "on the regal line, (Ciotti and Pécresse) are very close to each other".

He also added that it is the candidate Valérie Pécresse who will "establish the program" and "arbitrate the questions", "with all of her support, the four other candidates and the substantive work that we have done at the party. ".

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