The deadline for submitting candidatures for the December 4 congress is Wednesday, October 13 for the Republican Congress to be held on December 4. If Xavier Bertrand, the ex-LR president of the Hauts-de-France region, has not yet confirmed his participation, this is however the case for Valérie Pécresse. Even before this deadline, the president of the Ile-de-France region, also ex-LR, continues her tour of France. She announces her arrival in Côte-d’Or Thursday and in Yonne from this Tuesday.
The program of the visit to Burgundy
Tuesday, October 12
It is in Venoy in the Yonne that the candidate is expected from 10:00 am this Tuesday, October 12 to present her “Education” proposals in her presidential project. Valérie Pécresse will then host a public meeting at 11:00 am with LR activists and supporters, in the presence of deputy Guillaume Larrivé before having lunch with the elected officials of the department and the departmental and regional advisers LR – UDI – DVD).
Thursday October 14
It is then in Dijon that the candidate will make her second trip to Burgundy. Its provisional program indicates a visit to the Carnot Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Burgundy followed by a meeting with elected officials and LR executives from the department. Valérie Pécresse will also host a public meeting with LR activists and sympathizers in the Camille Claudel room, 4 rue Camille Claudel in Dijon.
What energy positioning?
In a press release published on Monday, October 11 by EDF and Areva, the energy and nuclear companies specify the position of the presidential candidates with regard to nuclear power. It is said that the ex-LR Valérie Pécresse intends to “grant EDF the launch of an industrial series of six new EPRs” and relaunch “the 4th generation Astrid reactor project”.
