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Back|Barely arrived, former Minister of Health François Braun leaves Teddy Riner's campaign
Barely arrived, former Minister of Health François Braun leaves Teddy Riner's campaign
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Le Figaro Actualités·13 minutes ago·Politics·1 min read·🇫🇷France·

Barely arrived, former Minister of Health François Braun leaves Teddy Riner's campaign

Six days after his declaration of candidacy, the champion lost significant support. Former Minister of Health François Braun has decided to “take a step back”.

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  • Six days after announcing his candidacy, Teddy Riner lost the support of François Braun.
  • The former Minister of Health distanced himself after realizing that he was participating in this campaign without knowing it at the start, according to Libération.

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François Braun was Minister of Health from July 2022 to July 2023.

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Just a quick turn and then it's gone. Six days after his declaration of candidacy, Teddy Riner lost the support of the best-known political figure in his campaign.

François Braun, Minister of Health in the Borne government from July 2022 to July 2023 and former head of the emergency department of the Metz regional hospital center, decided to “take a step back”, according to information from Libération, confirmed by the person concerned in Le Figaro.

According to our colleagues, Braun entered Riner's campaign without knowing it. During the summer, one of his former advisors, Aline Poulain-Guerza, at the head of a communications agency alongside Cyril Hanouna, contacted him. She would like him to write fact sheets on health topics in order to feed into the program of a future candidate on which she cannot yet express herself. Braun complies, no doubt happy to share his expertise and to be able to distill his views on his field.

Still according to Libé, the emergency doctor learns the identity…

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This article was originally published by Le Figaro Actualités.

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  • Six days after announcing his candidacy, Teddy Riner lost the support of François Braun.
  • The former Minister of Health distanced himself after realizing that he was participating in this campaign without knowing it at the start, according to Libération.

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