
After a first debate organized by Libération where they noted convergences, Dominique de Villepin and François Ruffin are considering a strategic and programmatic rapprochement with a view to the presidential election, aiming to embody surpassing the political apparatuses considered narrow.
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Dominique de Villepin, former right-wing Prime Minister, and François Ruffin, left-wing MP, took part in a debate organized by Libération where they found points of convergence.
It’s a pairing that’s as improbable as it is intriguing. After a first debate organized by Libération, during which they noted certain convergences, Dominique de Villepin and François Ruffin agreed to meet again with their respective teams in the days to come. Objective: “debrief” and study a possible programmatic and strategic rapprochement with a view to the presidential election. The two men say they want to embody “surpassing” in the face of political systems that they consider “narrow”. Hence the idea of this duo deemed complementary in substance and form: one man coming from the right, the other from the left; one specialist in international affairs, the other in…
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Villepin and Ruffin will officially announce their cooperation in the coming weeks.
Likely · Within weeks
Their rapprochement will influence the presidential debate by pushing other candidates to clarify their positions on overcoming divisions.
Possible · Within months

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