MEP LR François-Xavier Bellamy called on Nicolas Sarkozy for "clarity", in the name of "loyalty", on his position vis-à-vis the right and Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with Le Figaro on Monday .
"Nicolas Sarkozy has always affirmed the need to assume his choices: today, he must say clearly if he wants to be a pillar of the Macronist majority, or if he believes in the need for an opposition of right, "said the former head of the LR list for the 2019 Europeans. "Loyalty implies clarity," said this representative of the right-wing wing of the party.
A policy “contrary to the principles on which the right is founded”
Nicolas Sarkozy, who never supported LR candidate Valérie Pécresse during her presidential campaign, called for a rally behind Emmanuel Macron two days after the first round.
The former head of state then invoked substantive reasons, such as “loyalty to the values of the republican right” and “the valuation of work” by the outgoing president.
But for François-Xavier Bellamy, "the policy carried out in recent years is contrary to the principles on which the right is founded, and above all to what France needs".
"We must break with past ambiguities and inconsistencies"
While Les Républicains are wondering how to rebuild themselves after the slap (4.8%) of the presidential election, François-Xavier Bellamy felt that “we must break with past ambiguities and inconsistencies”.
"We have plenty to rebuild an exciting political offer," he said, referring to "the extraordinary quality of so many people involved in this party".
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Nicolas Sarkozy
Francois-Xavier Bellamy
Emmanuel Macron
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