Arrived at the top of the second round on Sunday, the deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes won the presidency of the Republicans with 53.7% of the votes against Bruno Retailleau.
He has often been taken for the eternal second. Sunday night, Eric Ciotti came out on top (53.7% of the vote) against Bruno Retailleau (46.3%) for the presidency of the Republicans. Here he is elected president of the LR. He succeeds Christian Jacob, Laurent Wauquiez but also Nicolas Sarkozy.
“ Ciotti the egg of Paca »
For a long time, Eric Ciotti was considered “the man of the shadows“. That of Christian Estrosi for nearly twenty years while the two elected officials now devote a mortal hatred to each other; that of Nicolas Sarkozy then then of François Fillon for whom he had campaigned for the presidential election. Until recently, the LR deputy from the Alpes-Maritimes was still mocked in Macronie, “ Ciotti the egg of Paca“, laughed in private, Richard Ferrand, then President of the National Assembly. Yet the deputy has dutifully built his political career, working his constituency, building one of the most important militant federations of the party. From now on, everyone knows that it will be necessary to reckon with him
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