There was the parade of the Ciotti-Ginesy duo who accused them of “deviationism” for their actions, and here is the response from the “autonomous” group who assert their freedom but refuse the accusation of betrayal.
This is the meaning of the statement (below) that the new departmental majority group sent to the two accusers.
The political message is clear and mirrors the attitude of the “constructives” at the national level: we are from the right and the center, and we intend to remain so. We assert our freedom of thought and… (implied) action.
This formula is impeccable in form, but the allusions fuel doubts and…
In any case, the beautiful unity of the right-wing family has shattered: Ciotti and the hard right for Wauquiez, Lisnard has announced his alignment with Pecresse on a moderate right-wing line, Estrosi has chosen the path of post-ideology and sailing in the open… but his protรฉgรฉ Marine Brenier has declared her support for the Juppeist Maรซl de Calan in the race for the presidency of Les Rรฉpublicains.
As in politics everything is connected, it’s likely that this skirmish between the two local political heavyweights will continue, and the developments are not over.
Statement from the Alpes-Maritimes Ensemble group:
In light of the misinformation we are victims of regarding our intentions within the framework of the formation of the “Alpes-Maritimes Ensemble” group, we wish to provide the following clarifications.
The formation of our group is motivated by strictly local and not national considerations. This group aims to support a departmental council president whom we consider unifying and above party lines.
It is precisely because we do not want to be confined to partisan quarrels that we wish to create a group of elected officials from the right, center, and independents who are only interested in departmental affairs.
We are free and we take our responsibilities. We refuse threats and words of exclusion that are now in the mouths of those who believe that everyone who doesn’t think exactly like them should face the consequences.
We identify as elected officials from the right, center, or independents, and our group refuses to be confined to a political party.
The republican elected officials who make up the vast majority of this group do not intend to leave their political family and are even committed to different candidates for the presidency of this party, which will take place this fall.
To make this point clear, we wish to indicate the political affiliation of our members, which is their richness and diversity.
