Presidential 2022. Meeting of Valérie Pécresse: for the inhabitants of Caen, she is “a target”
By Agathe Caudron
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It is 5 p.m. and nearly 2,000 people have taken their seats at the congress center of Caen (Calvados), Saturday February 26, 2022. French flags were distributed. Henriette and Georges, an 84-year-old couple provided “unconditionally” the candidate for the 2022 presidential election, Valérie Pécresse. And the survey published on Wednesday 23 February by Release Revealing fraud at the time of the primary LR (Les Républicains), did not change their minds.
Indeed, according to the national daily, “the primary was held back by fraudulent maneuvers aimed at inflating the electorate. Fictitious members, deceased or having followed instructions: practices call into question the sincerity of the vote”.
“Trying Harmful”
While waiting for the meeting to begin, the retired business couple believes that “these accusations of fraud are a way of trying to harm her, she is a target”.
A few rows away, Magali came alone. This bank adviser has her card at the LR party.
It’s very sad if that’s true. Unfortunately, there is fraud on all sides and in all areas, it must be dealt with.
Around 5:45 p.m., candidate LR arrives in the room. After a speech by the Mayor of Caen, Joël Bruneau and the President of the Normandy Region, Hervé Morin, Valérie Pécresse goes on stage to speak at 6 p.m.
“I am the target of power because Emmanuel Macron needs extremes to win,” denounces the presidential candidate.
Dominique, another LR activist confirms at the end of the meeting: “We are looking for our fault, but it is absurd. I participated in the primary and I can tell you that the rules are strict! »
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