Eric Ciotti candidate for the right-wing primary for the 2022 presidential election

The deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes and member of the law committee at the National Assembly, Eric Ciotti, announced Thursday, August 26, to be a candidate for a primary of the right for the presidential election of 2022. “I will be a candidate for the primary of the right to designate our candidate, a common candidate for the presidential election”, Eric Ciotti said on BFM-TV, calling for the organization of a primary by his party, The Republicans (LR), the terms of which have not yet been announced.

“I wish to be a candidate to carry right-wing ideas. My course is to the right and my objective is simple: that France remain France ”, affirmed the president of the national commission of investiture of LR, questioned by the journalist Jean-Jacques Bourdin, before continuing: “Today I see with despair this country that I love passionately decline, industrially, in terms of its place in the world, I see violence spreading to our neighborhoods – twelve deaths since the beginning of July in Marseille -, I see Islamist communitarianism winning territories and souls. “

“If there are two candidates on the right, it is not even worth it”

The deputy, quaestor of the National Assembly since 2018, departmental councilor of the Alpes-Maritimes, has repeatedly repeated the need, according to him, for the organization of a primary. A prospect already ruled out by former LR member Xavier Bertrand: the president of the Hauts-de-France regional council announced his candidacy for the presidential election in June. Several other right-wing elected officials have confirmed that they want to go through a primary, in particular Valérie Pécresse, president of the Ile-de-France regional council.

“The selection of a candidate will lead to more strength (…) By the process of primary which is engaged. There will naturally be a primary ”, assured Eric Ciotti. “If there are two candidates on the right, it is not even worth going there, we will have no chance, so everyone will show responsibility”, he hoped.