Published: December 9th, 2021,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025
In the primaries of the conservative party Les Républicains (LR) Valérie Pécresse had luck on her side. No more than 3,500 votes separated the relevant candidates Bertrand, Barnier, Ciotti, and Pécresse, and the entry of the only woman into the second round was a surprise for most observers. In the run-off against far-right representative Éric Ciotti the situation was clearer.