Édouard Philippe will launch his own political party this Saturday in Le Havre – LCI

Long talked about, refined behind the scenes, the project will finally see the light of day. Édouard Philippe will officially launch his party this Saturday, October 9, in his city of Le Havre. On this occasion, the former Prime Minister put the dishes in the big ones after having launched multiple invitations to his elected colleagues. 3,500 people are finally expected in Seine-Maritime, specifies notably The Independent.

Among the guests will be the three bosses of the majority parliamentary groups. “With Patrick Mignola (leader of the MoDem deputies) and Olivier Becht (of the Agir deputies), we will represent (the three groups of the majority) for

affirm the link which is ours “, indicated Christophe Castaner, in front of his group of deputies LaREM, Tuesday, reports AFP. “No one doubts his commitment to the presidential majority”, he added, echoing the support “full” posted by Édouard Philippe to Emmanuel Macron for the 2022 presidential election.

At least a dozen deputies “walkers” should visit the stronghold of Édouard Philippe this weekend, according to parliamentary sources to AFP. A “thirty” is even mentioned by our colleagues from BFM TV. “It is not any questioning of belonging to LaREM but the desire to support someone with whom we have worked for three years”, underlined Thursday Marie Lebec, first vice-president of the deputies LaREM.

The weekend program was developed by Karl Olive, mayor of Poissy (Yvelines), on BFM TV. A meeting will be held this Friday afternoon around the movement The Republic of Mayors by Christophe Béchu, mayor of Angers. The evening will be punctuated by a dinner around Édouard Philippe. The latter will make an official speech to launch the party, with the unveiling of the logo and name of his movement, the next day, that is to say Saturday.

With this political formation, Édouard Philippe aims to participate “to the construction of the new political offer essential to the structuring of the future majority”. “It will be turned towards the future, anxious to avoid daily controversies and short-term postures and eager to approach with seriousness (and enthusiasm) the challenges that we must meet”, he said in an invitation sent to elected officials according to Le Figaro. Thus, the first meeting of the former tenant of Matignon will be the legislative elections of June 2022, where he intends to present candidates from his party and thus contribute to a potential parliamentary majority in the service of Emmanuel Macron, in the event of re-election of the latter.