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Républicains confirm Bruno Retailleau as 2027 candidate with primary win
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Following his February candidacy announcement, Républicains members overwhelmingly elected Bruno Retailleau as their official 2027 presidential candidate, with 73.8% of votes in an internal primary. Turnout hit 60% among over 76,000 eligible voters. The Vendée senator and party president pledges to unite the right.
In an interview with Le Monde, Xavier Bertrand, Les Républicains president of the Hauts-de-France region, denounces the idea of an alliance between the right and the far right. He urges his party to remember its history, citing Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac. At 60, he aims to embody a republican and social right for the 2027 presidential election.