Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is refining his hyper-conservative agenda

For observers, Ron DeSantis' political objective is beyond doubt: to champion conservative values ​​with the Republican base in view of his likely candidacy for a Republican primary.

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The Republican governor is preparing his future presidential candidacy and wants to use the next legislative session of the Florida parliament to pass a series of ultra-conservative laws that are already highly contested.

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With our correspondent in Miami

"

," Ron DeSantis has been saying for a week promoting his evocatively titled book 

.

This model, the Republican governor wants it conservative and assumed, not only in speech, but also in action.

To do this, DeSantis,

, intends to rely on his super majority in the local parliament since his massive victory in November with a 19-point lead. 

As soon as they resume on Tuesday, March 7 in Tallahassee, elected Republicans will vote on a series of legislative proposals that delight DeSantis supporters but worry his opponents.

Because these proposals lean very to the right with in particular the authorization of the carrying of firearms without a license, the abolition of diversity programs in universities, the reinforcement of the death penalty, but also the restriction of freedom of the press and the right to abortion. 

No doubt for observers on the political objective of Ron DeSantis: to pose as a champion of conservative values ​​​​with the Republican base in the perspective of his probable candidacy for a Republican primary, against his great rival Donald Trump.

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