French Republicans’ Ciotti Wing to Field 62 Candidates in Vote
- Ciotti’s alliance with Le Pen’s party has split Republicans
- Ciotti won court ruling Friday suspending ouster as president
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The Eric Ciotti wing of the French Republican party, which has formed a pact with the far-right National Rally, will field just 62 candidates in the first round of the French legislative elections.
Ciotti, whose leadership of the Republicans was contested by other members of his party after he joined forces with Marine Le Pen’s group, confirmed that figure in an interview on France 2 television. His alliance’s candidate number is a fraction of the about 400 out of 577 seats that Le Monde says will be contested by the rest of the Republicans.