Eric Ciotti, head of France's right-wing Les Republicans Party, has announced a proposed alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally for the forthcoming National Assembly election. This move has caused significant controversy within Les Republicans, with several leaders and the entirety of the party's senators opposing the alliance. The potential coalition could give Le Pen an additional 7-10 percentage points in the July parliamentary snap elections. The announcement has shocked France and broken a longstanding political taboo, raising concerns about the future political landscape and adding risk to President Macron's strategies.
Taboo broken in 🇫🇷: At the risk of splitting his own party, @eciotti, President Les Republicains, announces country-wide alliance with the far-right Rassemblement National for the Parliamentary elections. This adds risk to Macron‘s gamble & shows LR concerns facing strong RN https://t.co/YekjgIzATw
French right-wing party leader Ciotti backs alliance with far right ahead of snap elections ➡️ https://t.co/rqLV9M82yC https://t.co/wDuTJSMQRz
BREAKING: The head of Les Republicans (Chirac & Sarkozy’s old party) Èric Ciotti shocks France by announcing he wants to form a wide electoral alliance with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally It could give Le Pen another 7-10 percentage points in the parliamentary election in July https://t.co/z3zleM94BU
France's conservative leader: Want to form "alliance" with Le Pen's National Rally https://t.co/DVCaBAg6AS https://t.co/lXzJwNXWOd
France: LR (EPP) President Eric Ciotti just announced his party would unite with RN (ID) for the upcoming National Assembly election. Several LR leaders, and the entirety of the LR senators, have opposed this alliance. ➤ https://t.co/oL97q6mlTg https://t.co/vyWua76Hf3
Éric Ciotti head of Gaullist heritage party Les Reoublicains says he will enter into alliance with Le Pen thus blowing asunder the democratic cordon sanitaire against a party of extreme right governing France
Eric Ciotti, Head Of France's Right Wing Les Republicans Party: I Suggest A Right-wing Alliance For Forthcoming Parliament Election
ERIC CIOTTI HEAD OF RIGHT WING LES REPUBLICAINS PARTY: WE NEED AN ALLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL RALLY PARTY, I SUGGEST A RIGHTWING ALLIANCE FOR THE FORTHCOMING ELECTION.