The mayor of Béziers highlights “disagreements” to justify this withdrawal of Marine Le Pen’s campaign. He does not plan to change his vote, however.
The mayor of Béziers Robert Ménard, close to Marine Le Pen, will vote on April 24 in favor of the RN presidential candidate despite his “disagreements”, and will no longer speak by the second round, he said. he indicated to AFP, confirming information from the World.
“I have disagreements with Marine Le Pen that I have never hidden. I no longer hear them repeated with each media intervention. So I have decided not to speak until the second round”, he said. -he declares.
Ban the veil? An error according to him
“This does not mean rallying to Emmanuel Macron. I will vote for Marine Le Pen” on April 24, added the former president of Reporters Without Borders. He is in agreement with the candidate president on the subjects of vaccination against Covid and international politics, not on immigration and security.
Robert Ménard recently showed differences with Marine Le Pen, for example on his plan to ban the veil in public space. “It’s a mistake” and “not possible to implement”, according to him.