Philippe, Le Maire, Darmanin: the war of succession is launched

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INVESTIGATION. These ex-LR weave their web, with 2027 in sight. Just six months after Emmanuel Macron’s re-election, the long march has begun.

By Nathalie Schuck and Mathilde Siraud

IHere is what Nicolas Sarkozy professes in public, and what he prefers to remain silent. In the office that serves as his confessional rue de Miromesnil, 650 meters as the crow flies from the Elysée, the former president serine to the elected officials who parade this implacable sentence: “Next time, Marine Le Pen will be elected president! » No aspirant to the succession of Emmanuel Macron finds favor in his eyes. And what about the state of decay of the right… “He thinks Les Rpublicans are dead,” whispers a visitor.

This dark omen, he is not alone in stating it. Six months after the re-election of the head of state, the contenders for the post are already getting organized. All have integrated that the next presidential election was off to a bad start and that they had to set up their own shop without delay. A sign of…

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