Florent Grau, LR/New Energy candidate in the 3rd constituency of Gard for the legislative elections of June 30 and July 7, intends to lead a campaign of ideas on the ground.
“This is a historic election in view of the unknowns!” launched Monday June 17, Florent Grau, candidate for the legislative elections of June 30 and July 7 on the 3e constituency of Gard (Bagnols-Villeneuve), “doubly invested by LR (Les Républicains) and Nouvelle Énergie (the movement of the mayor of Cannes David Lisnard)” he clarified during his first press conference, organized in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. “I represent this right of ideas and convictions which does not deny itself” he immediately underlined, referring to “to the regrettable spectacle, to the little political upheavals that we witnessed last week. People (at LR) go astray by joining the National Rally for a few positions.”
The 29-year-old Villeneuvois candidate intends to do “a campaign where our ideas will be presented to defend the territory”, an area where he grew up, with schooling between Bagnols, Remoulins and Villeneuve.
Chief of staff to the mayor of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Alongside his substitute, Lisa Kamen-Hirsig, a 49-year-old teacher in a private school in Villeneuve and member of New Energy, and in the presence of the mayors of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Pascale Bories, of whom he is chief of staff, and the mayor of Rochefort-du-Gard, Rémy Bachevalier, Florent Grau therefore mentioned on Monday some of his campaign axes: freedom, including economic freedom, that of local authorities, security, health, education …The LR pair poses as defenders “work, dignity, merit”. The LR candidate did not forget to mention nuclear power, “I will push for the arrival of the SMR (small modular reactor) at Marcoule, let’s not miss out as was the case with the Astrid reactor.”
On the point of security, Florent Grau takes the example of Bagnols-sur-Cèze: “the neighborhoods are run by drug dealers, the mayor is forced to wear a bracelet because of an expelled imam! Where are we going? Where is this model of civilization?” In passing, he tackles the Horizons candidate, Christian Baume, “candidate for the presidential majority. He is deputy security officer for Bagnols. I ask the people of Bagnols: is your town secure?” And invites him to withdraw from the legislative race to “stand behind me if he’s on the right.”
“The PS has sold its soul”
In the 3e constituency of Gard, Florent Grau also faces two parties which he considers “extreme“: the New Popular Front and the National Rally.”The PS got lost in unnatural agreements, it sold its soul, made compromises with LFI (Insoumise France) and we have a PCF candidate for the Popular Front in this territory!”
Until the first round, the pair hears “go out into the field, meet mayors, businesses, traders… We won’t be able to go to the fifty towns in the constituency in two weeks.”
