INFO LE FIGARO – The mayor of Cannes had a meeting on Tuesday with the party leader for clarification, after declaring that he “had nothing left to do” at Les Républicains.
A necessary clarification. On Tuesday at 6 p.m., Bruno Retailleau and David Lisnard met at the headquarters of Les Républicains (LR). This was exactly one week after a very lively political bureau meeting, focusing mainly on the sharing mode of the presidential candidate. The conclusions of the meeting, which were nearly unanimous, displeased the mayor of Cannes. After about forty minutes of discussion, David Lisnard handed in his resignation letter, according to Le Figaro.
In essence, the President of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF) criticized the party’s approach to the budget vote, the participation of LR ministers in the government, and the confidence vote in François Bayrou when he was Prime Minister. “These ambiguities are not acceptable thirteen months before a presidential election where we must have a clear project,” he rebuked on Tuesday during the “8 p.m.” of France 2. According to our information, David Lisnard…
[Context: A meeting between the mayor of Cannes and the party leader was held to discuss recent disagreements within the party.] [Fact Check: The mayor handed in his resignation letter after expressing his dissatisfaction with the party’s decisions.]
