This departure was planned for a while: Christian Jacob, the Republican president, resigned on Friday, July 1, after three consecutive years as the leader of a party in turmoil, whose unity he managed to maintain. He will be succeeded by number 2 (Doubs deputy Annie Genevard) of LR from Monday, as per the party’s statutes. This will serve as interim until the next Congress, which is scheduled for November.
On October 14, 2019, the ex-head of the LR deputies discovers a party in trouble, with 62,000 members. He is also struck by the defeat of the European elections (8.5%), which led to Laurent Wauquiez’s resignation. He wrote to his members on Friday, “I did my best to ensure our unity during a time when we were not spared”
His mandate means that the municipal and regional LRs give their support to the elected LR. This is a pleasure for the herald of the anchorage. Renaud Muselier, Renaud’s friend, is not able to stop him from fleeing for Macron at the time the regionals. Not the bitter defeat of Valerie Pecresse (4.8%), in the presidential election, after a primary was held in December despite the fact that he was a natural candidate.
Christian Jacob talks to the “Figaro” about his greatest joy, “To have been able… to bring together the LR family in an explosive context to ensure that Les Republicains will still exist when they will play a central role in the next five years.” He continues by confirming that his biggest disappointment is the inability to loosen the grip between En Marche’s artistic vagueness and the extremes in the presidential election.
Annie Genevard (65), a respected figure from the right and former vice-president at the Assembly, will hold the interim presidency of Republicans. She is also number 2 in LR. She will lead the party from Monday until her successor arrives in the fall. This unprecedented period of research is necessary to find parliamentary negotiations in which LR might be highly sought after.
Filloniste was an opponent in the debate on marriage for everyone and a supporter of firmness regarding immigration. She was largely reelected (72%) in June to a third term in the fifth constituency in Doubs. She was elected vice-president of Assembly 2017 after holding numerous positions in party’s organizational chart. She is proud of her ability to “not hysterize the debates”. So she asked Francois Ruffin (LFI deputy) to pull his shirt back “….
Aurelien Pradie and she will be preparing each text together with Gerard Larcher, Gerard Larcher, and our two group presidents Olivier Marleix (in the Assembly) and Bruno Retailleau (in the Senate). Prepare for the Elective Congress at end of year,” Christian Jacob told the Figaro about his interim mission.
His successor will be appointed at the end of the autumn deadline. He explains that we must get rid of the primaries which I have taken out of the LR statutes and that my successor must be destined for a candidate in 2027 in the daily.
Laurent Wauquiez is the only candidate who has been officially announced. Christian Jacob believes that Laurent Wauquiez is the best candidate, although other applications are possible. However, Laurent has all the required qualities.
