the knives, the stems of the Republican party (LR), to give the great battle at the Weekend. Monday has been convened by the Political Bureau of the party and is determined to reach, if possible, to a “plan B” that will allow them to break the deadlock for the nomination Fillon.
These line groups, stand out from the name of his chief support: Francois Fillon, Nicolas Sarkozy and Alain Juppe. Thus the French speak of the “ΦιγιονιστÎÏ‚”, “ΣαÏκοζιστÎÏ‚” and “ΖιπεϊστÎÏ‚”.
In this case, the battle has been for the good in and the new generation of “σαÏαντάÏηδων”, which operate individually.
During a meeting between François Fillon last Tuesday with the parliamentary group of the party, he asked them to leave a margin of 15 days, before they decide anything. Serving members of the gave, and 17 of them signed a support text that was published in the Figaro.
For the party, but the delay until mid-February can be fatal, and if the court shall make a category (for abuse), so I’ll resign as it has already been committed.
Then it will be too late for any new candidate using new preliminary.
The inconvenience to the party comes from the finding on the extent of the damage that has already been caused by the case, “Penelope-gate”.
Realizing the risk to lose finally the presidential suite, which, for months, had a sure victory.
So many strains, they tried to find the person who might replace Fillon, no name, but it didn’t seem that it could become widely acceptable.
That’s why they have left for the time being the situation as it is and the big question, however, is: “until when?”
The ΖιπεϊστÎÏ‚ continue to believe in Alain Juppe, who came second in the qualifying, and that he continues to have the preference of the French: According to a survey Harris Interactive for the radio RMC and the website Atlantico, Juppe brings together the 33% of the preferences, and remains the favourite to replace Fillon, Nicolas Sarkozy collects the 13% and the generation of σαÏαντάÏηδων Francois ΜπαÏουÎν 7%.
The ΜπαÏουÎν but, I don’t want to listen to Juppe, with whom she has a coldness here, and 20 years and maintains himself.
Meanwhile, alain Juppe does not shows that you will easily decide a refund if there is a unanimous call from the party.
The ΜπαÏουÎν support the “ΣαÏκοζιστÎÏ‚” resist, however strong the other forties Laurent ΒοκιÎ, which is an important member of the party.
Another name that is being discussed, and that could be accepted by the majority, is that of the 67χÏονου Gerard Larchet, president of the Senate and supporter of Fillon.
The Larchet could be supported by the ΣαÏκοζιστÎÏ‚ but that doesn’t mean that it is able to cause the enthusiasm of the electorate.
And while the structure of the party wobbles, and the faults grow by the hour, Francois Fillon continues as if nothing has happened, by organizing today’s meeting for a photo shoot for the posters.
Yesterday, doing the first campaign rally in a small provincial town (ΣαÏλεβιλ-Mezieres), who had voted in the qualifying. Some frustrated citizens, whose bodyguards quickly whisked away, they didn’t hesitate to say “pourri” (rotten), or even, “Fillon resign”.
Cool, during the speech, said that he intends to go until the end and went on the counter-attack, saying: “I Feel a cold anger against this rabble that tries to dissect me”.
Keep up the incomprehensible, in connection with the fact, his argument about the “legality” of the recruitment of his wife.
Waiting for the final result of the interrogation, the citizens find that not only is there no evidence of work, but even in the annual lists of the workers in Parliament (Tourbinoscop ), for years a member F. Fillon, seems to have had a parliamentary assistant, in spite of all the money collected in the name of the spouse.
The declaration of the same by Penelope Fillon to a reporter of the Sunday Telegraph, that everyone saw yesterday in the video, he could have put an end to the confusion. “I was never an assistant of my husband for anything, nor have I dealt with the communication of the” he had explained in 2007, a period that was registered as a parliamentary assistant and that apparently is the same ignore it.
The persistence Fillon in a line of defence, which overturns the testimony of the wife, it looks like for many with a “syndrome of denial” of the problem, which is not about the legality or not of prevention, but if there was work or not.
The fact that he’s not very convincing now, is also reflected in the latest poll of Harris Interactive in accordance with which, 69% of French want to quit.
The unlikely plan B for the replacement of the Fillon
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