Europe 1 with AFP 8:34 p.m., April 10, 2022, modified at 8:36 p.m., April 10, 2022
After an unprecedented defeat for the Republicans, Valérie Pécresse spoke this Sunday evening.
Credited with less than 5% in the polls, the president of the Ile-de-France region gave no instructions to vote, but she announced that she would vote for Emmanuel Macron.
A defeat of unprecedented magnitude.
Credited with less than 5% in the polls, Valérie Pécresse gave no voting instructions for her voters, but explained that she would vote "in conscience" for Emmanuel Macron in the second round against Marine Le Pen, whose "the project" would lead, according to her, "the country to discord, impotence and bankruptcy".
"I do not own the votes cast on my name. But I ask the voters who have honored me with their trust to weigh in the days to come with seriousness the potentially disastrous consequences for our country and for future generations of any choice different from mine that they would consider for the second round", said Valérie Pécresse.
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