The mayor of Béziers (Hérault) nevertheless specified that he will vote for the candidate of the National Rally in the second round of the election, Sunday April 24.
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A radio silence that falls badly for the candidate of the National Rally. Robert Ménard, mayor of Béziers (Hérault), close to Marine Le Pen, announced on Friday April 15 that he was withdrawing from the campaign until the second round. “I have disagreements with Marine Le Pen that I have never hidden. I no longer hear them repeated with each media intervention. So I have decided not to speak again until the second round”did he declare.
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Nevertheless, “this does not necessarily mean rallying to Emmanuel Macron. I will vote for Marine Le Pen” on April 24, insisted the former president of Reporters Without Borders. A precision which is important, since for the past few months, the elected official from Hérault has shown many signs of rapprochement with the president and candidate for his re-election, reports the daily. The world.