At the Radisson Hotel in Nice this morning, the leaders of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) presented the main outlines of their School for Leaders. This program is intended to provide activists with the keys to the political game and strengthen the centrist movement.
Before the meeting, Rudy Salles justified the reason for the creation of this School: “Activists want to play a role in their country, they were asking to participate in working groups.” Therefore, the deputy and departmental president of the UDI explained, in front of some 200 elected officials and members, the program of the School. “There will be active training. It will take place over one day through seminars and workshops that will combine theory and practice,” he explains. A passive training is also established, with information sheets and thematic files, to study at any time. The School for Leaders aims to prepare those who wish it in all areas, whether it is “activism or political identification and combat,” continues the deputy.
Importance of Upcoming Deadlines
For Rudy Salles, the ultimate goal is to “prepare the leaders of tomorrow” and to “identify the future leaders of our federations to unite and expand our party.” Thus, strengthening is crucial, especially with a busy electoral calendar until 2017. This is what makes this training “indispensable” according to the director of the School for Leaders, Eric Azière, who rallies the future party leaders: “We need you to be talent spotters. We must ensure a better coverage of the territory,” he declares.
And this involves success in the regional elections at the end of the year. The match has already been launched by Rudy Salles: he refuses for the Alpes-Provence-Côte d’Azur region to be marked with a “black cross,” following a victory of the National Front.
