Éric Ciotti
Éric Ciotti is a French politician serving as president of The Republicans (LR) party and a deputy in the National Assembly for Alpes-Maritimes.
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Oct 25, 2026
Far Right
The mayor of Nice condemned with the greatest firmness the attacks committed by ultra-right militants during the Nice demonstration.
Ciotti, a right-wing figure, is criticized by the RN for focusing on ultra-right violence while ignoring the broader breakdown of order that the RN attributes to government weakness.
Oct 24, 2026
Lean Right
The LR-aligned figure remains vocal on security and immigration after the Yvelines shooting.
LR sees Ciotti as pressing the right's core themes but also as a reminder of the party's internal divisions over alliance strategy.
Oct 20, 2026
Lean Left
Libération accused the Nice mayor of anti-democratic intimidation for blaming Victor Wembanyama for the 17 October riots.
Socialists see Ciotti's attack on the basketball star as a cynical bid to criminalise support for protest and stoke the far-right.
Oct 19, 2026
Lean Right
The LR-aligned figure has been vocal in condemning the violence and calling for a security crackdown.
LR sees Ciotti as a reliable voice for the party's hard line, and his interventions reinforce the right's claim to own the law-and-order agenda ahead of 2027.
Oct 9, 2026
Lean Right
UDR deputy-mayor of Nice who reported rapper BORO700's Bataclan-glorifying track to prosecutors, leading to a trial for apologie du terrorisme.
LR and its allies view Ciotti's move as exactly the kind of firm response the Macron government refuses to make on security and incitement.
Oct 5, 2026
Lean Right
Deputy and Nice mayor announced a bill to make vandals pay for damage and to create an offence of inciting minors to block schools.
LR sees Ciotti's proposal as a necessary response to LFI linked 'gurus' and a taxpayer bill from repeated blockades.
Sep 30, 2026
Far Right
UDR president said the Bardella attacks are happening because Marine Le Pen can become president.
RN views Ciotti as a useful ally amplifying the narrative that the left and media are terrified of a Le Pen victory.
Sep 27, 2026
Lean Right
LR deputy who has pushed for a tougher line on immigration and security, weighing in after the cocaine-positive driver killed a cyclist.
Ciotti argues that LR must hold the line on republican order, not cede the issue to the RN, and demands harsher penalties for drug-impaired driving.
Sep 15, 2026
Lean Left
His UDR ally in Nice clashes with Le Pen's promise to end abuses in short-term rentals, a policy that contradicts his local agenda.
Socialists point to this split as proof the right's alliance is fractious and built on convenience, not coherent housing policy.
Sep 7, 2026
Far Left
Ciotti is presenting Nice as a laboratory for the right-extreme right alliance.
LFI rejects this as a dangerous merger that could bring far-right policies to national governance.