For nearly a month, Valérie Pécresse has been nominated as a candidate for the next presidential election thanks to her victory at the LR Congress. And this Sunday, January 2, the Parisian returns to the nickname given to Patrick Stefanini, his advisor who helped him win.
Perhaps it is the man who will allow Valerie Pécresse to access the Élysée. Patrick stefanini is the closest advisor to Valérie Pécresse. During the Republican nomination contest, a rumor swirled: “With Patrick Stefanini by his side, Valérie Pécresse will win “. And the future has given reason to these rumors because on December 4, the president of the Île-de-France region won the ballot hands down (60.95% of the vote) against Eric Ciotti (39.05 % of votes). She thus became the first woman to be nominated candidate of the right. A victory which would therefore be largely due to his advisor, Patrick Stefanini. It must be said that man has experience. At 68, he had already participated in the victory of Jacques Chirac in 1995 and that of François Fillon, during the primary in 2016.
According to someone close to Valérie Pécresse at Parisian this Sunday January 2, “he did federation by federation surgical work ” last November. The newspaper also recalls that some describe him as the “master of the organization” and that others call him “the talisman”. “It is the talisman of the right”, had indeed launched the Parisian elected Pierre Liscia after the victory of Valerie Pécresse. In the same article, Frédéric de Saint-Sernin, Jacques Chirac’s opinion advisor in 1995, explained that “there is no more methodical and rigorous than Patrick Stefanini. Nothing is left to chance. It’s the guy, in a ship, we can’t see him, he’s in the engine room. But we know that everything will work out. “
Patrick Stefanini: “A campaign manager is first and foremost an orchestra conductor”
On the evening of the victory of the congress, Patrick Stefanini had confided in the Parisian about his role. “A campaign manager is first and foremost an orchestra conductor, which must ensure that all talents are expressed in the service of the candidate “, he had indicated. The former prefect of Gironde was also reportedly approached by Eric Zemmour, who wanted to have him by his side in the race for the Élysée. The polemicist finally started without this specialist in successful campaigns, who for his part believes that “consistency and hope “ are the secrets of a good campaign.
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Patrick Stefanini is Valérie Pécresse’s closest advisor.
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Valerie Pécresse
During the race for the nomination of the Republicans, a rumor swirled: “With Patrick Stefanini by his side, Valérie Pécresse will win”.
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Valerie Pécresse
And the future has given reason to these rumors because on December 4, the president of the Île-de-France region won the ballot hands down (60.95% of the vote) against Eric Ciotti (39.05 % of votes).
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Valerie Pécresse
Valérie Pécresse thus became the first woman to be nominated as a candidate for the right.
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Valerie Pécresse
A victory which would therefore be largely due to his advisor, Patrick Stefanini.
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Patrick stefanini
It must be said that man has experience. At 68, he had already participated in the victory of Jacques Chirac in 1995 and that of François Fillon, during the primary in 2016.
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Patrick stefanini
According to someone close to Valérie Pécresse at Le Parisien this Sunday, January 2, “he did surgical work federation by federation” last November.
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Patrick stefanini
The newspaper also recalls that some describe him as the “master of the organization” and that others nickname him “the talisman”
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Patrick stefanini
“It is the talisman of the right”, had indeed launched the Parisian elected Pierre Liscia after the victory of Valerie Pécresse.
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Patrick stefanini
On the evening of the victory of the congress, Patrick Stefanini had confided in the Parisian about his role. “A campaign manager is first and foremost an orchestra conductor, who must ensure that all talents are expressed in the service of the candidate,” he said.