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, maire de Chantilly. Meeting de soutien a Nicolas Sarkozy en presence de Francois Baroin lors de la campagne pour la primaire de la droite et du centre, aux salles Saint-Nicolas, le 14 novembre 2016, a Compiegne, France. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/ABACAPRESS.COM