Outgoing MEPs Nadine Morano and Brice Hortefeux appear in 6th and 7th place on the LR list led by François-Xavier Bellamy in the European elections in June, in an eligible position if the right obtains around 8% of the votes as in 2019, indicated Tuesday the left. Nicolas Sarkozy’s two former ministers lobbied for a long time to feature prominently, notably taking turns to Mr. Bellamy’s recent campaign trips to the Lyon region and the Alpes-Maritimes.
“Our candidates constitute a list of balance between renewal and experience,” said LR boss Eric Ciotti, quoted in a press release.
The first places awarded to newcomers
The first places on the list, which is stagnating in the polls at around 7 to 8%, just above the 5% mark synonymous with representation in the European Parliament, are effectively allocated to newcomers. After the already announced presence of the farmer Céline Imart in second position and the former general Christophe Gomart in third, the mayor of Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine) Isabelle Le Callennec appears in fourth place, just ahead of Laurent Castillo, elected from Nice and hospital practitioner.
The outgoing Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé, from the ranks of the centrists of the president of the Normandy region Hervé Morin, is in 8th position. The renewal of the first places and the presence of Ms. Morano and Mr. Hortefeux in an eligible position put in a less comfortable situation outgoing MEPs who will have to fight to be reappointed, like Anne Sander (10th) and Geoffroy Didier (11th). ).
31 names given
Furthermore, the president of young people LR Guilhem Carayon appears in 9th position, while the former chief of staff of Nicolas Sarkozy, Emmanuelle Mignon, appointed last October vice-president of the party “in charge of ideas and the project”, appears in 12th position. Note that Patrick Dray, who had the support of the President of the Senate Gérard Larcher, would have refused the 9th place that Eric Ciotti had offered him, according to Le Figaro. The list distributed by LR includes 31 names out of the 81 that it should ultimately display on the ballot.