France’s First Female President Could Be Right-Wing Pecresse
- The head of the Paris region will represent French Republicans
- Pecresse would be the first woman representing conservatives
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France’s Republicans picked Valerie Pecresse, head of the economically mighty Paris region, to fight Emmanuel Macron in next year’s election, marking the first time a woman was chosen to represent the center-right party in a presidential contest.
Pecresse won the final round of voting on Saturday, with 61% of ballots cast by party members in a closed election. Eric Ciotti, a lawmaker from southern France often compared to far-right rival Eric Zemmour, took 39%.