Overview
- Renaissance confirmed its endorsement and simultaneously asked Louis Sarkozy to state clear opposition to the RN and the far right.
- After signaling he could work with RN and Reconquête, Sarkozy told Le Figaro that no alliance has been nor will be considered with the RN.
- He said his goal is to unite center and right voters to defeat the RN, calling the party his principal local adversary.
- Horizons and Les Républicains had already declared their support for his Menton bid before Renaissance joined them.
- Renaissance framed its backing around locally anchored, ambitious projects and identified Alexandra Masson as the opponent to beat in the March 15 and 22 vote.