Overview
- On Wednesday on TF1, LR's parliamentary leader said that if LFI reaches a second round without an LR candidate, the party will urge voters to choose whoever opposes LFI or cast a blank ballot.
- He clarified that the instruction includes voting for Rassemblement National candidates when they face LFI.
- Wauquiez described LFI as "the first danger for the Republic," presenting the rationale for the new guidance.
- The position extends LR's refusal to join a republican front against the RN after the June 2024 dissolution and echoes Bruno Retailleau's October stance in a Tarn-et-Garonne by-election.
- The directive could influence second-round dynamics in the March 2026 municipal races, steering LR voters toward RN in contests against LFI and drawing criticism from LFI figures.