Edouard Philippe himself said during their transfer of power in 2017 that they had in common that they were both Normans and therefore “violently moderate”, but also “conquerors”. He probably did not think he was saying it so well: a year after having launched a “common appeal” for unity in the face of “the challenges of the world” (it was the day after the attacks of October 7), the former PS and the former Republicans have launched (each on their own) into a long-distance race, on the ground, with a view to the next presidential election.
Bernard Cazeneuve, who still calls himself a “socialist”, is today starting a “tour of the regions” which begins with Saint-Nazaire in Loire-Atlantique where he will talk about industrial production. At the same time, he distils his confidences to the press, as to Ouest France to whom he announced this morning that he will present with his party, the Convention, launched a year and a half ago, “a project for the country at the beginning next summer.
Edouard Philippe, for his part, never stops letting it be known that his teams are working on a program that will be “massive”, and he continues his tour of France. He was in Haute-Savoie last week for two days, followed by Le Figaro, because if he remains as always at a good distance from the media and current events, the founder of Horizons also tries to appear there from time to time, like the Holy Virgin, as he himself says while parodying Audiard, without what “doubt sets in”.
They are still very different
Haut-Normand Edouard Philippe displays a determination to be a candidate that Bas-Normand Bernard Cazeneuve does not allow. The former Prime Minister of François Hollande even says he is ready to get behind another candidacy for a left-wing rally, if it becomes necessary. It must be said that where he navigates between five and ten points of voting intentions depending on the hypotheses, the mayor of Le Havre can boast of having at this stage more chances of qualifying for the second round than n no matter which of the potential candidates from the right and the center.
Bernard Cazeneuve will have to deal not only with competition on the social democratic side from a Raphaël Glucksmann or a François Hollande, but also with a socialist party held by supporters of a union with rebellious France. In any case until the next PS Congress, scheduled for 2025. Suffice to say that the road is still long.
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