Right-Centre Primary: Hervé Morin’s Values Charter for Candidates Nears Completion

Hervé Morin is pressing ahead with plans for an open primary to choose among the many presidential hopefuls he believes have emerged from France’s “central bloc.” The president of Normandy and former defense minister says the contest remains necessary, even as some figures have gradually abandoned the idea.

Morin now wants to set the rules for participation. He has announced a values charter that every candidate entering the primary would have to endorse. According to information reported by Le Figaro, the document is nearly complete and should soon be sent to Édouard Philippe, Gabriel Attal, Bruno Retailleau and David Lisnard.

“None of them stands out at this stage, and therefore none is capable of creating enough momentum to avoid the catastrophe of a second LFI-RN,” Morin said. The article identifies one prospective participant as still refusing the charter, but the supplied excerpt ends before naming that person.

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At this stage, nobody stands out, and therefore nobody is able to create enough momentum to avoid the catastrophe of a second LFI-RN.