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07:03, June 15, 2024
The Republicans are continuing the nominations of their candidates for the legislative elections on June 30 and July 7. In a press release released Thursday evening, the party assured that it had already designated more than 200 candidates, including the 59 outgoing deputies who did not follow Eric Ciotti. For his part, the president of the RN, Jordan Bardella, announced Friday that “there will be a common” RN-Republicans “candidate in 70 constituencies”.
The Paris judicial court, seized by Eric Ciotti, invalidated, this Friday, June 14, his exclusion from the presidency of the Republicans. The court, ruling in summary proceedings (emergency procedure), “orders the suspension of the effects of the two definitive exclusion decisions pronounced against Eric Ciotti on June 12 and 14”, indicated the court, specifying that this suspension was only valid “until a final decision on the merits is rendered”. His exclusion is therefore suspended without this predicting the merits of the dispute.
Joint RN-Republican candidacy “in 70 constituencies”
The lower court must be seized “within eight days” by “the most diligent party”, indicated the court, failing which “the suspension measure ordered will be null and void”. The court also refused to rule on the request for a ban on the use of logos and brands belonging to Eric Ciotti’s Les Républicains association. Excluded, Wednesday and then this Friday, from the presidency of LR by the political office of this movement, after his announcement of alliance with the National Rally, he took legal action for summary proceedings to contest this measure. The court’s decision comes as candidacies for the legislative elections of June 30 and July 7 must be submitted by Sunday to the prefecture.
LR continues the investitures of its candidates in the legislative elections of June 30 and July 7. In a press release released Thursday evening, the party assured that it had already designated more than 200 candidates, including the 59 outgoing deputies who did not follow their president. For his part, the president of the RN, Jordan Bardella, announced Friday that “there will be a common” RN-Republicans “candidate in 70 constituencies” during the first round on June 30. Certain constituencies could see two LR candidacies, one supported by the National Rally, the other claiming its independence.
The political issue is decisive and the financial issue as well, because the legislative elections constitute the largest contribution in public funds for the parties. The standoff between Eric Ciotti and the rest of the executives should therefore also be played out on this ground.