The senator from Vendée reacted curtly to the announcement of this organizational chart in the evening, believing that it “does not take into account the balances resulting from the ballot”.
Elected in December at the head of the Republicans, Éric Ciotti will have two executive vice-presidents by appointing Aurélien Pradié and François-Xavier Bellamy within a “gathering team” whose architecture was quickly criticized by Bruno Retailleau.
“I wanted this management team to be (…) the reflection of the unity found”, explained Wednesday to the Figaro the new president, who was elected in the second round against Retailleau with 54% of the vote.
The deputy of Lot Aurélien Pradié had gathered 22% of the votes in the first round by promoting a “popular right”. MEP François-Xavier Bellamy is close to Bruno Retailleau, finalist in the election on a promise of renewal which convinced 46% of members in the second round.
“Our agreements are not respected. I regret it. Trust is the essential prerequisite for the rally”, lamented Bruno Retailleau in the evening.
Rachida Dati at the head of the National Council
According to a relative of the senator, “there was in the agreement a post of deputy secretary general for Othman Nassrou” who was campaign spokesman “but we discovered that it was diluted in the middle of three others”. In addition, elected officials “who were to appear in various places in the bodies no longer appear there”.
Note in the organization chart broadcast by LR in the evening, the promotion of Rachida Dati, “probably the most popular figure in our political family today”, at the head of the national council. The former Sarkozyist minister, who had warmly welcomed Éric Ciotti in Paris during the campaign, “also embodies the hope of seeing us conquer the capital”, which “will be a major step towards national victories”, affirms the president of the left.
Annie Genevard, who had acted as interim head of LR, will become general secretary of the party and the former European negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier, will be in charge of international relations.
The strategic committee will continue to integrate the “great figures” of the party such as Laurent Wauquiez, Xavier Bertrand or Valérie Pécresse, as well as, on the parliament side, Gérard Larcher, Bruno Retailleau and Olivier Marleix.
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