Overview
- Speaking on BFMTV on Sunday, LR leader Bruno Retailleau said he does not believe in inter-party accords and argued any “union of the right” should be decided by voters.
- He cited Béziers, where LR backs Mayor Robert Ménard but the RN opposes him, as evidence that negotiated alliances are illusory.
- Retailleau said he addresses RN voters directly, rejected casting them as fascists, and emphasized that many once supported his party.
- Consolidating his leadership after claiming support from 75% of LR members, he is touring France and outlining a three-part platform centered on prosperity, state authority with reduced immigration, and cultural pride.
- He continued to attack the government’s budget and the post-dissolution landscape as chaotic, and he pressed for a justice system focused on victims while saying the Constitutional Council should not set migration policy.