His candidacy is for him a sign of “unity” of the New Popular Front (NFP). Aurélien Le Coq, leader of the rebellious young people, will replace Adrien Quatennens in the first constituency of the North, after the latter finally gave up this Sunday so as not to “harm” the New Popular Front. “We must be able to lead this fight together against the National Rally because the priority is that the extreme right cannot take power,” said the new candidate this Sunday on BFMTV.
This close friend of Adrien Quatennens, for whom he was campaign director for the 2022 legislative elections, will therefore be notably opposed to feminist activist Amy Bah who maintains her candidacy without an NFP nomination. “We needed a candidate from the New Popular Front,” said Aurélien Le Coq, a graduate of Sciences-po Lille.
Candidate for the European elections
Co-host of the young rebels, Aurélien Le Coq, 27, appeared in tenth position on the list led by Manon Aubry in the European elections. The latter having obtained nine seats, he was not elected.
According to France 3 Hauts-de-France, he notably defended the establishment of a guarantee of autonomy of 1,158 euros per month for young people. “No more young people would need to queue in front of food banks or work while studying,” he explained to France 3 during the campaign.
But his political commitment at the forefront among the Insoumis dates back at least to the 2020 municipal elections. According to his Linkedin page, Aurélien Le Coq was campaign director for the rebellious list “Decide for Lille” by Julien Poix, who came in fourth position with 8, 84% of the votes.
He was also involved in Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s presidential campaign in 2022. “Jean-Luc Mélenchon is a man who has already made history,” he notably noted on X (formerly Twitter). “In 10 years he straightened out the left and brought it to the gates of power,” he continued, calling for rebellious votes.
“The role of young people was very important because Jean-Luc Mélenchon was keen to be able to speak to them. Our role was in particular to face a particular challenge of abstention,” he then explained to Midi Libre.
During the legislative elections, he will team up with “social worker Lahouaria Addouche” who will be his substitute, according to a press release from La France insoumise. He will also be supported by the Ecologists, a member party of the New Popular Front.
