French Presidential Candidate Philippe Wins Support of Minister Darmanin
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Eight months before the French presidential election, the circle of candidates for the center-right camp is becoming clearer: Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin is refusing to run and intends to support former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
At eight months before the presidential election of 2027, Gérald Darmanin decided to put an end to speculation about his presidential ambitions. In an interview given to La Voix du Nord,... Presidential article 2027: Why Gérald Darmanin gives up being a candidate and rallying Édouard Philippe appeared first on current values.
In France, a new head of state will be elected next year. Justice Minister Darmanin is concerned about a possible duel of the extremes in the run-off election – and therefore puts aside his own ambitions.
After several months of suspense, Gérald Darmanin, the keeper of the Seals, announced in "La Voix du Nord" of this Tuesday, August 18th, that he would not be a presidential candidate. Between his friends Sébastien Lecornu and Édouard Philippe, he also said that he chose the second one.
RECIT - The Keeper of the Seals will gather his relatives on 30 August in Tourcoing. It is now for him to succeed in "weighing" in the campaign of the mayor of Le Havre after being pushed to the government by the Lyhanna affair.
"We are in an extremely difficult situation, so I have decided not to add more division," says Gérald Darmanin.
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