Coming in third place in Seine-Saint-Denis, Raquel Garrido announced on Monday July 1st that she was withdrawing. “I don’t have any principles that are subject to change,” declared the elected official, ousted by LFI during the awarding of investitures.
The outgoing MP for the 5th constituency of Seine-Saint-Denis, Raquel Garrido (dissident LFI), who came third in the first round of the legislative elections behind the candidate nominated by LFI and the UDI candidate, has withdrawn.I withdraw. I will do it, unilaterally, all by myself. Because I do not have principles with variable geometry.“, Raquel Garrido said on BFMTV late Monday evening.
“A frenzy of revenge”
The elected official said on Monday: “ready“to withdraw on condition that the candidates invested by LFI against the outgoing rebellious deputies Alexis Corbière and Danielle Simonnet,”purged“like her, also withdraw.”It seems to me that this could have fixed things. It would have been a nice image after this extremely aggressive phase between us. I listened to Manuel Bompard on the 8:00 p.m. news on France 2, and he closed this door“, regretted Raquel Garrido. “JI note that the frenzy of a kind of vengeance, of hatred within La France insoumise by the leadership continues” she continued.
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