Bruno Retaillleau voted the presidency of LR: Wauquieze calls for “avoiding the poison of the division”, Bayrou greets a “beautiful victory”

“Our political family is able to implement our project for the presidential elections”Welcomed on Sunday, May 18 on TF1, Bruno Retaillleau, freshly chosen at the head of the Républicins (LR) party against Laurent Wauquieze. The Minister of the Interior obtained 74.3 % of the votes of LR members, compared to 25.7 % in his rival, president of the group in the national meeting. Participation has achieved more than 80 %.

Bruno Retaillleau have been killed the LR to return to the party and confirmed that he would stay in Beauvau, the issue of participating in his party to the government that has been “Trench” In his eyes through the broad support of members to his candidacy.

At the siege of LR, where he was welcomed by his supporters at the call “We won!” »» or “Bruno President”He sent a message to his opponent Laurent Wauquieze, whom he said “That he has given himself a lot in this campaign”. “He can give (…) Still a lot for our movement. I wish it sincerely because I want to collect our entire political family broadly “he assured, surrounded by the tenors of the party who supported him, including the president of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, the former Prime minister Michel Barnier or the MEP François-Xavier Bellamy.

Among the activists, the president of the young Republicans, Manon Deliot, praised one “Very nice score”. “It is the synonym of a candid word, a clear word and then a statesman, whom we had long waited among the Republicans”she said.

“Diluted in macronism”

Laurent Wauquieze has recognized and called his defeat to avoid from his loan of Puy-en-Veld “The poison of the division [qui] has weakened the right so often “. However, he campaigned at his campaign positions and ensured that the law cannot lead his “Ruptment project (…) If we are diluted in macronism “.

For his part, Prime Minister, François Bayrou, praised, this “Beautiful victory”What confirms the participation of the LR to its government. “The French fiancé wish, I believe, that we make a common cause to get out as much as possible, our country of the difficulties it crosses”he responded to X. Gabriel Attal, head of representatives and secretary -general of Renaissance, also addressed his “Congratulations” To the winner.

On the left, Manuel Bompard, coordinator of the rebellious France, who debated with Laurent Wauquieze a week ago, pretty much the defeat of Laurent Wauquieze: “Wauquiez defeated. And one! I offer a debate on Bruno Retailleeau to finish the work.” The same tone at Marine Tondelier, national secretary of ecologists, who estimates that “The only success of Bruno Retailleeau at the Ministry of the Interior [est d’avoir] Let Wauquism disappear ”.

On the far right, Eric Ciotti, President and head of the Union of Rights for the Republic, the last elected President of LR for his split, “address [ses] Republican congratulations to Bruno RetailleAn ”Add: “I hope he also follows me in the Union of the Laws, the only way to raise France and that he will not remain a prisoner of completing macronism that has ruined the country.” “

“Sarkozy to”

During the National Rally, Laurent Jacobelli, deputy and spokesperson for parties, also criticizes the participation of the winner in Bayrou: “Retailleeau makes us believe that he can solve immigration problems by working with macronists and socialists and refusing to work with the Patriots. He is a Sarkozy Bis, he speaks as we do not act.” “

This election was marked by the uncertainty caused by the multiplication of the number of members during the campaign, which went from 43,859 to 121,617 in two months, without it being possible to determine these recruitment.

This success without disputes by Bruno Retaillleau will enable him to strengthen himself as a candidate of the right to the next presidential election, confronted with the already well -installed candidacy of Edouard Philippe, president of the Horizons Party, who also claims to bring the law together.

During the campaign, Bruno Retailleeau declared himself favorable that the members of the LR appoint their candidate. An idea that certain support from the Minister of the Interior does not share that did not wait for the results to exert pressure, such as the central president of Normandy, Hervé Morin, spokesperson for the new energy movement, chaired by David Lisnard.