Excluded from the National Rally last May, support of Eric Zemmour’s camp since, Philippe Vardon has just clarified his situation. In an interview at Figaro, the Nice municipal councilor also elected to the regional council of Paca formalizes his rallying to the Reconquest party! in which he “will occupy leading positions at the local and national level”, he announces.
“I join Reconquest!, the party of @ZemmourEric. It is a decision guided by the desire for clarity, consistency and efficiency. I have always sought to be where I felt I could be of most use in what I think is right. »https://t.co/RnohvJjsZK
— Philippe Vardon (@P_Vardon) November 7, 2022
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He specifies that he becomes “regional coordinator of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and national delegate for the animation” of the party. “These few months alongside leaders and activists […] and in particular the summer school which impressed me a lot, convinced me that this was my place, ”he explains in the columns of the daily.
Marion Maréchal welcomes him
Philippe Vardon had been disembarked from the National Rally after refusing to give up his place during the last legislative elections, in the 3rd constituency of the Alpes-Maritimes. The party of Jordan Bardella had preferred to invest Benoît Kandel against whom the neo-Zemourian had maintained himself, dubbed by the party of the polemicist.
On Twitter, the executive vice-president of Reconquest! Marion Maréchal wished him “welcome”. “As a local elected official rooted in Nice and an experienced activist, you will be a valuable ally in building this young and promising party,” she wrote.
Source: 20minutes
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