There is no point in running, you have to start on time. Edouard Philippe has made La Fontaine’s maxim his own since his early declaration of candidacy for the presidential election, in September 2024. A character trait of the Norman: he likes to weigh, weigh, consult. Strategic caution, too. The Juppeist is still marked by the failure of his mentor, in 2016, who won too quickly in the right-wing primary – he was beaten in the second round by François Fillon – and entered the campaign too early.
So, even if a presidential wind is blowing in the air one year before the election and places him in the position of favorite to face the National Rally (RN) in the second round, Edouard Philippe does not intend to give in to haste. Crowned by his re-election in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) during the municipal elections, he resumed his tour of France with a view to 2027, Wednesday April 15 and Thursday April 16, in Brittany. He met business leaders, breeders and fishermen, and registered the rallying of the president (various right) of the department of Finistère, Mäel de Calan, ex-fellow traveler of the UMP.
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Originally published at Almouwatin.com
