Philippe Vardon excluded from the RN group at the Paca regional council

Relations between the National Rally and Philippe Vardon, former Identity and elected municipal representative Find Nice, had been strained since the legislative elections.

Especially since the party of Marine Le Pen had decided not to support him and to invest another candidate, Benoît Kandel, in the 3rd constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes.

Philippe Vardon then presented himself as a candidate but under the label of Reconquête!.

A choice which did not pass to the regional council of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur where the opposition group, which has 35 elected officials, decided to exclude it.

Thierry Mariani leaves the presidency of the RN group

"I was the campaign manager and the campaign coordinator for the project on our list, it's still a special situation, reacted to

Philippe Vardon.

The vast majority of elected members of the group regret this decision”.

He believes that this sanction is "a continuation of the divisive maneuvers carried out by some" and ensures "that we will continue to hear [his] voice in the hemicycle".

At the same time, the president of the RN group at the Paca regional council, Thierry Mariani, announced his resignation "for lack of time", according to information from

.

It is Franck Allisio, recently elected deputy in the Bouches-du-Rhône, who takes over.

Elections

Legislative 2022: The puzzle between the parties for the 3rd constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes

Elections

Legislative Results 2022: In Paca, nearly one in two MPs comes from the RN

• Nice

• Paca

• National Rally (RN)

• Reconquest!

  (political party)

• Philippe Vardon