Romain Rouillard 8:19 p.m., January 12, 2023

According to information from "Var Matin", confirmed by BFM Toulon Var, the emblematic former president of the Toulon rugby club Mourad Boudjellal wishes to run for the presidency of the Renaissance party in the Var.

He announced it in a letter addressed to the 450 militants of the department.

The tireless Mourad Boudjellal is launching a new challenge.

According to

Var Matin

and BFM Toulon Var, the 62-year-old businessman, iconic president of the Toulon rugby club between 2006 and 2020, will run for the presidency of the Renaissance presidential party in the Var department.

An announcement made in a letter addressed to local activists that

Var Matin

was able to consult. 

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A long-time supporter of Emmanuel Macron, Mourad Boudjellal regularly stood by his side during the presidential campaigns of 2017 and 2022. A few months ago, during a meeting of the outgoing president in Marseille, he had moreover spoke, openly calling the voters of the National Rally "racists", triggering the ire of the main interested parties as well as a certain uneasiness within the presidential party. 

Confront the RN

An aversion to the extreme right which is also the main reason for this candidacy.

"The lasting installation of the National Rally in our department calls each and every one of us to mobilize" he wrote in his letter

. 

During the legislative elections last June, the flame party won a substantial total of seven constituencies in the Var and only conceded one to the presidential coalition "Together!". 

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What push Mourad Boudjellal to get into the arena.

The businessman believes that Renaissance must "become the leading political force" in the department and intends to rely on around fifty proposals resulting from cooperation with around a hundred activists.

According to

Var Matin

, a team of 21 running mates was dropped off at party headquarters last Monday.

The ballot will take place by electronic vote on January 28 and 29.

In the meantime, the former columnist for "Grandes Gueules" on RMC will evolve on two fronts since he will also have to perform his duties as president of the Hyères football club, of which he became the majority shareholder in February 2020.