Éric Ciotti, recently expelled from the Republicanspresented this Thursday an appeal to the courts to challenge his dismissal, after proposing an alliance with the extreme right of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. “It was a meeting of people who came together on their own. But I have already appealed, urgently, to the judicial court of Paris to challenge the validity of this senseless decision,” he declared, reaffirming his intention to meet with Bardella this Thursday to discuss possible alliances.

“I am president of the party”Ciotti insisted, despite the fact that the Republican party unanimously decided to expel him the day before. Ciotti has argued that party leaders have violated the party’s statutes, calling his dismissal “legally a coup d’état.”

Tension increased when Ciotti appeared this morning at the Republican headquarters in Paris. Despite his expulsion, has entered his office without obstacles, and from the window he greeted the journalists gathered outside, in a clear gesture of defiance. Shortly after, she published a video on the social network (formerly known as Twitter) from his office, stated: “Work for France”, accompanied by the party logo