And it was finally Valérie Pécresse who was designated by LR militants as the next Republican candidate for the presidential election in April 2022. The president of Ile de France, favorite with her liberal and firm line, won 60, 95% of the votes against 39.05% for the very right-handed deputy of the Alpes-Maritimes.
She will have the heavy task of bringing to victory a straight eliminated in the first round in 2017. Valérie Pécresse was the favorite against Eric Ciotti, the challenger who came first in the first round. It was Christian Jacob, the president of the party who announced this result.
The ballot, which opened Friday at 8 a.m., was closed this Saturday at 2 p.m. As for the first round, the dematerialized vote was surrounded by strict security measures, and computers were made available to members in the majority of federations. . At 10 am Saturday morning, 76.6% of the 140,000 members called to vote, had voted for this second round.
Surprises in the first round on Thursday
The first round, which looked tight, was full of surprises as it saw Eric Ciotti take first place (25.6% of the vote) while the two heavyweights Xavier Bertrand and Michel Barnier were narrowly eliminated.
Valérie Pécresse qualified with 25% of the vote, a few hundred votes behind her competitor. Having very quickly received the support of her unhappy rivals, carrying a line considered more unifying, she appeared to many as the favorite. During a flash between-rounds, voluntarily reduced to its shortest duration to avoid deadly heartbreaks, the candidate has according to her team recorded the rallying of 170 parliamentarians.
