On the left bank of the Seine, will the Republicans (LR) play a political psychodrama of which they have long had the secret? On paper, everything seems in place since the announcement on Tuesday of the candidacy of the former Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, in the second district of Paris. This surprise statement was followed by the counterattack the next day of Rachida Dati. Again inserted at LR since 2024, the mayor of 7e arrondissement intends to defend its territory, in a constituency which also covers 5e arrondissement and part of 6e arrondissement.
Officially, the Minister of Culture has not yet announced his candidacy to succeed one of his relatives, Jean Laussucq, ex-LR spent in Renaissance in 2024, declared ineligible on July 11 by the Constitutional Council. But Rachida Dati is preparing the ground. “She will take responsibilityannounces one of her supporters, the advisor of Paris Nelly Garnier. She will be on the ground this weekend to bring her troops together and meet voters in the constituency and explain her approach to them. »» A way of emphasizing the local anchoring of the elected official. Since Tuesday, the entourage of the candidate for the town hall of Paris in 2026 has been trying to rhyme “Barnier” with “parachute”. After all, he has always insisted on his Savoyard roots, even if he highlights his candidacy declaration “Being a resident of this constituency for a long time”.
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