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Former Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac announced this Sunday, June 9, his candidacy for the next legislative elections, in Lot-et-Garonne, after the dissolution of the National Assembly by President Macron.
“I am a candidate for the legislative election in the 3rd constituency of Lot-et-Garonne, to finish a job in which no one, or very few, has been interested for so many years.” The sentence, spoken to The Dispatch, has the merit of being clear. Jérôme Cahuzac is getting back into the political fray after the thunderous announcement from the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron. The former deputy mayor of Villeneuve-sur-Lot wasted no time, being the first to declare himself a candidate for the seat currently occupied by Annick Cousin (RN).
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“The President dissolves the National Assembly as he has the power to do, and what he has decided is consistent not only with what the voters have just expressed, but also with the interest of France. For my part, I draw the political consequences” continues Jérôme Cahuzac. Dissolution was the only possible option to see him quickly return to the political scene. A position that he was already making known during meetings organized in recent months by the Friends of Jérôme Cahuzac association.
Always near The Dispatch, he insists on the fact that “this territory must once again be defended as it was when I was a deputy”. Things are already in place, since the former minister deposed in 2013 and since convicted for tax fraud, has found his candidate pair. “I am very grateful to Sophie Gargowitch, who knows Fumélois so well where she has worked for a long time, for agreeing to be my substitute.” As for the political label, he answers straight away: “Mine: center left”. But on the side of Federation 47 of the PS, we are already kicking in. The political battle can begin.
