Increasingly critical of his party’s leadership, whose current political direction he disapproves of—much less the direction it will take following the highly likely election of Laurent Wauquiez (with one of his right-hand men being his local rival Eric Ciotti) as head of the LR in December—Christian Estrosi wants to play an active role by positioning himself in a hybrid role, like a free electron on the national chessboard.
He has already shown his colors; he supports the executive but not without benefiting from it.
The “La France audacieuse” movement will be officially launched on Tuesday by Christian Estrosi (LR, Nice), who is its originator.
We know of other elected officials who will join: Gilles Averous (LR, Châteauroux); Delphine Bürkli (LR, 9th arrondissement of Paris); Olivier Carré (LR, Orléans); Alain Chrétien (LR, Vesoul); Jean-Paul David (former CNIP, Guillaumes); Luc Lemonnier (LR, Le Havre); Jean-Luc Moudenc (LR, Toulouse); Arnaud Perricard (LR, Saint-Germain-en-Laye); Marie-Agnès Poussier-Winsback (LR, Fécamp); Arnaud Robinet (LR, Reims); Joseph Ségura (DVD, Saint-Laurent-du-Var).
Initially, there is a committee of founding members made up of around fifty elected officials, illustrating France in its diversity.
Behind this collegiality, there are hundreds of local elected officials who want to participate in this movement of active citizens, not just paying members. Everyone will be free to contribute, thanks to real interactivity, while being able to maintain their affiliation with their political formation.
In any case, Christian Estrosi wants to cast a wide net: “The door will be open to all those who identify with our approach.”
“Fortune favors the bold” – wrote Virgil in the Aeneid.
