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00:00In this video posted on social media, Republican Party's Eric Ciotti is cracking on with work
00:06at his office at the National Assembly.
00:09This follows a unanimous party decision to exclude him, a decision which was validated
00:13Friday by a new political bureau.
00:16The day before, Ciotti was determined to show that he was still party president.
00:20I am the president of the party.
00:22Takeover is those who do not respect the rules.
00:26The expulsion comes after his call to ally with Marine Le Pen's national rally, which
00:31infuriated the Republicans.
00:33Ciotti then added more fuel to the fire by having lunch with Jordan Bardella.
00:38The Republicans decided to replace the disputed president with the party's Secretary-General
00:43Annie Gennevard and MEP François-Xavier Bellamy, as they remain divided on an alliance with
00:49the far-right, just days before the deadline for completing their list of 577 candidates
00:55needed for the legislative elections.