The former Prime Minister of Jacques Chirac, who does not hide his ambitions for the 2027 presidential election, seems better received on the left than within his former political family.
After having already amazed by participating in the Fête de l’Humanité in 2024, Dominique de Villepin will be invited the first weekend of July to the “Festival of Ideas” at La Charité-sur-Loire (Nièvre), an event that has become unmissable to the left in recent years.
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“Talking to the progressive bloc”
The Chiraquian will debate around the question “What is France really suffering from? » with the political scientist Emmanuel Rivière. His presence caused no debate, on either side. HAS” It’s a festival that brings the diversity of ideas to life. However, Dominique de Villepin is one of the candidates for the Élysée who are neither right-wing nor far-right “, we know from the organizers.
The entourage of the former Prime Minister explains that “DDV” wishes for its part “ speak to the progressive bloc, from the center to certain figures of ecology » and that it therefore has its place in this framework.
A close friend of the candidate for the Élysée, however, does not fail to point out that the latter will be, two days earlier, at the Economic Meetings of Aix-en-Provence where he will participate in a round table with the Macronist candidate Gabriel Attal.
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