For ten days, the zemmourists, who gathered 7% of the votes in the first round of the presidential election, have been drumming at an almost closed door.

On the strength of her progress in the presidential election of nearly eight points compared to 2017, Marine Le Pen (41.5%) does not consider agreeing with Reconquest!

for the ballot on June 12 and 19.

And the acrimonious exchanges multiply between the two camps.

Marion Maréchal, who is reluctant to appear in Carpentras (Vaucluse), lamented Tuesday on RTL "playground" debates.

The RN does not exclude an exception for the ex-LR Guillaume Peltier, vice-president of Reconquest!

and outgoing deputy in Loir-et-Cher, or Stanislas Rigault, patron of young people from Génération Zemmour, tempted by a candidacy.

"Why not" support for these candidates, said Tuesday Louis Aliot, vice-president of the RN, because "they are among those who have been the least vindictive".

Eric Zemmour, ex-candidate of Reconquest!

in the presidential election, April 24, 2022 STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN AFP

"Bad past"

For the rest, the party does not digest the repeated remarks of Eric Zemmour on the inability of Marine Le Pen to win the presidential election or his exit on Sunday evening on "the eighth time that defeat strikes the name of Le Pen", from father Jean-Marie to his daughter Marine.

It's "badly gone", confirms Louis Aliot.

"If the name of Le Pen really bothers him, he will have to get rid of a Le Pen that he wanted to associate with him, in this case Marion (Marshal, niece of Marine Le Pen)", has he tackled on CNews.

At Eric Zemmour, after the slap received in the presidential election, we multiply the calls of the foot.

On Sunday, the former candidate invited the "national bloc" to "unite", without mentioning this time his mantra of "union of the rights" which repels the RN.

On Monday, the three vice-presidents of his party, Mr. Peltier, as well as two former RN Marion Maréchal and Nicolas Bay, proposed a "meeting" with the Lepenist party.

But engaging in a discussion with the "traitors" of the RN, as they are nicknamed internally, seems difficult.

Their departure from the movement, "it's a one-way trip" and zero agreement in the legislative elections, had stunned Marine Le Pen.

In the Zemmour camp, "we do not understand this confinement for ten days. Politically, it has no interest. If she makes ten deputies on her own, it will not be a satisfaction for anyone".

The former columnist has not decided on his possible candidacy for the legislative elections, where a defeat on his behalf would stain.

One of the executives of Reconquête!, the MEP from the RN Jérôme Rivière, recommends that he rather aim for the Europeans in two years.

"Big Money"

Stanislas Rigault thinks that "the base would not understand that we are arguing up there when there is a rise in LFI, the risk of macronie supremacy".

"We see that the left is talking to each other, (...) it's up to us to do it too".

In his eyes, the future of Reconquest!

is not compromised at all.

He highlights the "122,000 members, the fact that we don't have too many financial worries" and "that we have executives and young people".

According to MEP Jérôme Rivière, "it will be very difficult to obtain an agreement" with the RN in the legislative elections, because "Marine is afraid of being ousted and wants to lead the battle to avoid individual questioning".

And then "there is a question of big money" according to him, while the RN is very indebted and is counting on a "better endowment" thanks to additional elected officials.

The RN hopes to form a group in the Assembly, which requires obtaining 15 deputies, even if in 2017, Marine Le Pen had gathered 33.9% of the votes but had only obtained 8 elected (7 today, including one related).

The party calculated that Marine Le Pen came out on top in 159 constituencies.

It is also first in 23 metropolitan departments, instead of two in 2017.

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