The relationship between the national rally and Philippe Vardonformer Identitaire and elected municipal official Find Nice, had been tense since the legislative elections. Especially since Marine Le Pen’s party had decided not to support him and to invest another candidate, Benoît Kandel, in the 3rd constituency. of the Alpes-Maritimes.
Philippe Vardon then presented himself as a candidate but under the label of Reconquête!. A choice which did not pass to the regional council of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur where the opposition group, which has 35 elected officials, decided to exclude it.
Thierry Mariani leaves the presidency of the RN group
“I was the campaign manager and the campaign coordinator for the project on our list, it’s still a special situation, reacted to 20 minutes Philippe Vardo. The vast majority of elected members of the group regret this decision”. He considers that this sanction is “a continuation of the divisive maneuvers carried out by some” and assures “that we will continue to hear [sa] voice in the hemicycle”.
At the same time, the president of the RN group at the Paca regional council, Thierry Mariani, announced his resignation “for lack of time”, according to information from Nice-Press. It is Franck Allisio, recently elected deputy in the Bouches-du-Rhône, who takes over.