On Saturday, November 7, the presidential candidate traveled to La Ciotat, in the Bouches-du-Rhône. There he inaugurated new interactive public meetings, where exchanges with his supporters are the rule.
The first question put to the former prime minister concerned the strategy he intends to pursue now that he has ruled out the primary. The information made public does not specify the answer given in La Ciotat.
This line places the measurement of voting intentions at the center of the debate: for the former prime minister, rallying behind a candidate is not justified if the designated candidate does not appear able to reach the second round.
The call concerns a vote open to both political families, presented by these elected officials as the framework for a single candidacy ahead of the presidential election.
Gabriel Attal has been raising the pressure since his solemn call for a primary, issued on October 28 during TF1’s 8 p.m. news. He says he refuses to rally behind a candidate who, according to the polls, would not qualify for the second round.