DIRECT. Presidential: David Lisnard once again alerted to the question of 500 sponsorships

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4:05 p.m. – Universities: stefanini against the increase in entrance fees

Invited to react, Monday on LCI, on the question of an increase in university entrance fees, Patrick Stéfanini, campaign director for Valérie Pécresse, estimated that “no, that does not seem like a very good idea. We must increase the resources devoted to the university.

3:10 p.m. – Zineb El Rhazoui supports Emmanuel Macron

This weekend, journalist and essayist Zineb El Rhazoui, a former editorial member of Charlie Hebdo, declared on Twitter her support for Emmanuel Macron for the presidential election. “I have decided to commit myself fully to President Emmanuel Macron. It is the choice of the heart and of reason. France needs it,” she said.

2:35 p.m. – Sponsorships: Florian Philippot writes to David Lisnard

After Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen, it was the president of the Patriots, Florian Philippot, who let it be known that he had difficulty in gathering the 500 sponsorships of elected officials to stand for the presidential election. He has just written to David Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes and president of the AMF (association of mayors of France).

In particular, he asks him to launch an appeal to mayors, “by solemnly asking them to assume the powers that the legislator has entrusted to them… It is imperative to provide mayors who are victims of political pressure with all the guarantees and all the support necessary to do so. But it is just as imperative to make all elected officials aware of this right to sponsorship, which is in fact a duty”, writes Florian Philippot. David Lisnard has already indicated that it was not within the remit of the president of the AMF to act in this way.

2:07 p.m. – “Irresponsible”, the mayor of Montpellier tackles Mélenchon on Twitter

He is not the most present elected official on Twitter. But the mayor of Montpellier nevertheless took up his virtual pen this Sunday, January 16, to harshly judge the meeting of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. “Irresponsible populism which plays on fears. The left must defend vaccination which protects” tweeted Michael Delafosse, also spokesperson for the socialist candidate Anne Hidaldo, in reaction to an exit from the LFI candidate on vaccines.

12:38 p.m. – Popular primary: already 250,000 registered

The organizers of the Popular Primary announced this Monday, January 17 to Agence France presse have passed the 250,000 mark for the nomination vote which will take place from January 27 to 30 to designate the candidate she will support from among seven personalities. This figure would already appear to be the highest of those recorded during the primaries that have already been held in the context of this 2022 presidential election. The environmentalist primary last September had in fact counted 122,000 participants, and that of the Republican Congress about 140,000.

11:13 a.m. – Poll: Le Pen more popular than Zemmour?

Lessons learned from a survey carried out by Kantar Public for France info and The world were unveiled on Monday, January 17. According to this “annual barometer of the image of the National Rally”, Marine Le Pen is considered “the representative of a nationalist and xenophobic extreme right” by 40% of French people. This percentage rises to 64% for Éric Zemmour.

The president of the RN is also seen as more capable of accessing the Élysée during the next election. But it is still considered “a danger to democracy” by 50% of respondents.

10:45 a.m. – “The challenge for the right, to become a large popular family again”, according to Aurélien Pradié

Cacophony on the right on the vaccine pass, controversy at school, the departure of Peltier, the Zemmour offensive… The spokesperson for candidate LR Aurélien Pradié answered our questions. For the deputy from Occitanie, Valérie Pécresse “is in the process of settling down and regaining the confidence of the French. The real challenge for the right is to once again become the great popular family it has been for years.”

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