The 62-year-old centrist won 2.35% of the vote in the first round of the environmentalists' primary from September 16 to 19, finishing last of the five candidates in the running.
He has since sued the Union for Ecology association in 2022 for the conduct and results of the first round of the primary which he is contesting.
The date for a possible trial has been set for March 2, 2022 at the Bobigny court (Seine-Saint-Denis).
"Faced with the incredible disunity of the left which shocks the centrist that I am, faced with the strategy of Yannick Jadot and EELV which still plague political ecology, faced with the division of candidates + eco-citizens +, faced with the absence capital topics and bold solutions in the presidential debate, I have decided to run for the presidency of the Republic", he argues, less than three months before the ballot.
The presidential campaign already includes five main candidates on the left without counting the candidates of the extreme left, and candidates of lesser stature, not guaranteed to obtain the 500 sponsorships.
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