Christian Estrosi has not yet officially announced his candidacy for the municipal elections of March 2020, preferring to give himself time to complete ongoing projects (line 3 of the tramway, real estate project in the Ray neighborhood, greening and beautifying the streets, etc.) and above all, to inaugurate them!
The withdrawal of Eric Ciotti from any attempt has opened the way for him to a re-election that seems like a walk in the park. The only question is whether he will be elected in the first round or not.
Christian Estrosi likes to assert, “I am not being used by a political party. I am free.”
However, there are others—eager to jump on the winner’s wagon—who risk using him against his will: The Republicans and the Centrists of Rudy Salles have officially declared in his favor.
We are waiting to see if LRM will decide to go into a hopeless battle with a candidacy without any chance (the deputy Cédric Roussel or Joëlle Martinaux) or if they will prefer to negotiate a side step in exchange for a few places on his list.
In any case, a few candidates are already ready to assume the role of the “supplementary marcher.”
Other small groups will soon express their allegiance.
Then, it will be necessary to satisfy the ambitions of representatives from the associative world and vocations from civil society. In the end, might there not be a risk of confusion?
And that Christian Estrosi will transition from being a “free” man to a multi-card salesman.
