Eric Woerth, former minister of Nicolas Sarkozy and president of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, announced on Wednesday 9 February 2022 in Le Parisien his support for Emmanuel Macron for the 2022 presidential election. He does not stand behind the candidate nominated by his party, Valérie Pécresse. The president of the Republicans asked him to leave the party - FILE - Eric Woerth and Laurent Wauquiez attend former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's first campaign meeting on August 25, 2016 in Chateaurenard, southern France. Sarkozy launched a bid on August 22 to win back the French presidency, announcing he would seek his party's nomination to run in next year's election. France's right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primaries take place on November 20 and 27. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM