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French Senate President Larcher delays unity push, allows rival presidential bids to develop
La TribuneLO·FR·1 day ago
LR presidential candidate Bruno Retailleau, addressing party youth on September 12, attacked rivals Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, but also repeatedly jabbed Horizons candidate Édouard Philippe and former PM Gabriel Attal. The intra-right criticism signals a contested primary within the conservative bloc ahead of the 2027 election.