New shake-up on the right: Eric Zemmour on Wednesday announced the expulsion from Reconquête of his list leader in the European elections, Marion Maréchal, condemning the “betrayal” of the MEP who had just called to vote for candidates supported by Rally national in early parliamentary elections.
“She has come to the end of the road, that is, she has disconnected from this party that she has always despised,” said the 2022 presidential candidate on BFMTV, accusing her former ally of “lying” and being “surrounded by professionals of betrayal.”
During a press briefing held a little earlier, Marion Maréchal was very insulting to the president of her party, denouncing the “triple guilt” of Eric Zemmour whom she accuses of wanting to present Reconquista candidates against the RN.
“Representing Reconquest candidates in legislative constituencies means taking on the endless risk of winning Macronist or far-left MPs,” she said, refusing to “participate in yet another division of rights” and considering a break with Mr Zemmour.
The latter denied these accusations: “I am and always will be in favor of the reunion. I confirm that Reconquête and I are ready to withdraw the candidates in the event of an agreement with RN, LR and all the rest of the good will”, he wrote on Xu saying that ” disgusted and hurt”.
Disagreements between the failed presidential candidate, who has stepped up attacks on the RN, and Ms Maréchal, who is more open-minded, have animated in recent days, until the break-off of talks between Reconquest and the party on Tuesday.
– “World record for treason” –
“We reject the principle of divisive candidacies,” against the alliance made between expelled Republican boss Eric Ciotti and the National Assembly, Ms. Maréchal launched on Wednesday.
Guillaume Peltier and Nicolas Bay, vice presidents of Reconquête, and Laurence Trochu were with her. The three of them, as well as Marion Maréchal, were elected on Sunday as representatives of Reconquest in the European Parliament.
“They should surrender their mandate, there are four MEPs who have betrayed all our activists 48 hours after (their election). It is a world record for betrayal,” launched Eric Zemmour.
After the declaration of Marion Maréchal, the president of the RN, Jordan Bardella, the great winner of the European elections, welcomed the “responsible declaration that goes in the direction of patriotic dynamics for victory and action tomorrow”, in a message published on X.
A day earlier, he directly attacked Eric Zemmour, considering that “the invectives he has multiplied against the National Gathering and the sometimes very exaggerated positions he can take have made the conditions for an agreement obsolete”.
Several sources also confirmed information from the JDD that four members of Reconquête, who are known to be close to Marion Maréchal, won the RN nomination for Wednesday’s legislative elections.
Could it be more? “In the draft agreement with the RN that finally failed, there were 60 constituencies, of which ten to fifteen could be won…”, whispers an expert on the files.
AFP