2026 Municipal Elections. In Besançon, Édouard Philippe paves the way for Éric Delabrousse for the elections

The former Prime Minister loves Besançon, and Éric Delabrousse intends to prove to him that the people of Besançon love him too. Édouard Philippe has indeed targeted Victor Hugo's city among those where a Horizons candidate is expected to lead the list in the upcoming municipal elections. This decision could create some tension and call into question the idea of a large-scale rally of the right and center.
Is Édouard Philippe opening a royal road to the mayor's chair for Éric Delabrousse , the Doubs representative for Horizons, the party he created in 2021? This is in any case what our colleagues at La Tribune dimanche are claiming, who suggest that the former Prime Minister has targeted four cities where the head of the list must be a candidate...
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