Benoit KANDEL, former First Deputy Mayor of Nice and former General Councilor of Alpes Maritimes, led the list “The Right and the Republicans Together” supported by Nicolas Dupont-Aignan for the 2021 PACA regional elections.
In a “statement,” he expressed the impossibility of “offering a republican right-wing political option that allows PACA voters who do not want to vote for the National Rally nor for the LR-LREM ticket to find a way to express themselves” since he encountered opposition from some members of Debout La France in PACA, who preferred a list primarily made up of candidates who are members or close to their party.
In this disagreement, “Nicolas Dupont-Aignan ultimately chose to side with them instead of continuing the outreach effort he had called for at the time of the initial formation of the list,” the statement continues.
As a result, he had no choice but to pack up and return to his professional activities. This has been done.
