Presidential 2022: more than 600 mayors call for support of Emmanuel Macron – LCI

They get ready to go before 2022. In a gallery at the JDD published Saturday evening, 611 mayors call for support of Emmanuel Macron for a second five-year term, according to information sent before publication to the political service of TF1 and LCI.

Among the first signatories from the tribune, include the former Prime Minister and mayor of Havre Edouard Philippe, the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi and that of Toulon Hubert Falco. The list of supporters also includes the mayor of Clichy-sous-Bois Olivier Klein, that of Poissy, Karl Olive, or even Doriane Bécue, who replaced Gérald Darmanin as mayor of Tourcoing.

The initiative, presented to LCI by majority executives such as “a first act of pre-campaign”, is part of the continuity of the support committees already led by the Minister of Overseas Territories Sébastien Lecornu and the deputy Thierry Solère. It comes as Emmanuel Macron has not yet made known his intentions for 2022.

“We wish to affirm our support for the re-election of Emmanuel Macron, if he were to be a candidate”, write the city councilors, assuring that this five-year “was favorable to the territories and the municipalities”. “We simply want to continue the relationship of trust that in five years, we have been able to forge with the State”, they indicate.

“To meet the immense challenges facing the Nation – reindustrialisation, further opening up of our municipalities, construction of housing, preservation of our landscapes and success of the ecological transition – we need continuity and stability”, continue the signatories. “Because we want a new five-year term for the territories, we want a second five-year term for Emmanuel Macron.”

The initiative takes shape as the election of David Lisnard, a candidate supported by the right, at the head of the influential Association of Mayors of France, was perceived as a defeat for the presidential majority. It is also part of a context of acceleration of the calendar, since the LaREM deputies must, according to our information, meet on Monday morning to address the issue of the 500 sponsorships of local elected officials required for a possible candidacy of Emmanuel. Macron in the presidential election.