Éric Ciotti is the new Les Républicains President

The right-wing hardliner will lead the party in a fight for political survival, squeezed between Macron and Philippe to his left, and Le Pen and Zemmour to his right.

Éric Ciotti making a speech at the Palais Nikaia (Frantogian)

62,000 members of Les Républicains voted this Sunday to choose who would lead them into the future, putting an end to a six-week campaign that saw hardliner Éric Ciotti see off Bruno Retailleau and Aurélien Pradié to become party President.

Having made it to the second round, Ciotti has a sligh…