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Before the induction of the former Prime Minister on December 8 at the head of the presidential party, activists are voting this weekend on a single list for their national council. After distancing himself from Emmanuel Macron, the head of the Ensemble pour la République deputies is giving back some signs of loyalty.
The election should not keep anyone in suspense. This weekend, Renaissance activists must vote by electronic vote on a single list of 150 candidates for the national council (the party's “Parliament”). The electoral commission must meet, by video, Sunday November 24 at 5 p.m., before publishing the results. The deputy Together for the Republic (EPR) Franck Riester would almost laugh at his title, for the sake of form, of “representative” of candidate Gabriel Attal, who leads the list. Alone on the trail, the former Prime Minister must be elected secretary general of Renaissance on December 8.
The suspense not being at its height, let us at least note this originality: the parties choosing a leader after an electoral setback usually take the opportunity to tear each other apart. Not there. The Macronists – since that is how they continue to be called – are sparing themselves (or postponing) a settling of scores: another ex of Matignon, Elisabeth Borne, who left early for the campaign, ended up reaching an agreement with her rival . “Gabriel's supporters were tempted to go all the way by saying that he would have more legitimacy if there was a com
