Unsurprising support.
Former head of state Nicolas Sarkozy announced on Tuesday that he would vote for Emmanuel Macron who, according to him, is "the only one in a position to act" and pleaded to respond to the rally wanted by the candidate president.
He had not supported Valérie Pécresse
"I will vote for Emmanuel Macron", says on Facebook the former head of state, who did not support the LR candidate Valérie Pécresse in the first round to the chagrin of the party he had created.
Nicolas Sarkozy invokes "fidelity to the values of the Republican right" and "the valuation of work" by the outgoing president.
This loyalty to right-wing values and "to our culture of government" "must lead us to respond to Emmanuel Macron's call for a rally in view of the presidential election", he added.
Unprecedented experience and situation
The former president justifies his support by the fact that the candidate president "has the necessary experience in the face of a serious international crisis that is more complex than ever" and that "his economic project puts the valorization of work at the center of all his priorities".
Finally, "its European commitment is clear and unambiguous", he adds.
Emphasizing that "the interest of France must be our only guide", he affirms that "we are never wrong in choosing clarity and constancy".
He also asserts that “a new era is dawning”, which “will require profound changes”.
“We will have to get out of habits and partisan reflexes.
The international context and the financial situation are serious and will require difficult and urgent decisions.
They will demand choices that will commit France for the next five years,” adds the former head of state.
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