Soft lighting, a cappuccino to sip, good books to devour and a breathtaking view of the Quai de la Loire in Chinon. Fabienne Colboc, 53, is no longer an MP, but still in love with the city she loves. She likes to enjoy her free time at the Au Bonheur du Livre bookstore. A little haven of peace, which was for a time his refuge, after a difficult defeat to swallow in June 2024.
“Many citizens regret losing me and tell me so”
Visibly appeased, openly ” happy “soon to be a grandmother for the first time, Fabienne Colboc says: “I don’t blame the voters. » She chose the path of resilience rather than that of resentment after giving way to the socialist Laurent Baumel. Her “always adversary”which she faced three times.
Arriving third in the first round of the early legislative elections, MP Renaissance withdrew to block the National Rally and invited her voters to vote for Laurent Baumel. “A hard blow” at the end of a campaign as express as it was exhausting, “difficult to live with psychologically”. However, she says she is “given thoroughly” in this campaign that she knew was lost in advance, without admitting it.
“We were unable to seduce or make ourselves heard in the neighborhoods, particularly in Joué-lès-Tours”she observes. Her fault, or her strength, being a woman of the field more than a metropolitan woman. Because its ties are in Chinon, L'Île-Bouchard, Azay-le-Rideau or Richelieu. A stronghold where it continues to exist with mayors and citizens.
“Many citizens regret losing me and tell me so. This is what touches me the most”she says. Although he still goes back and forth to Paris to attend debates and maintain contact with his former colleagues in the National Assembly, the fortress city seems unbeatable in his eyes.
Chinon, “I’m thinking about it”
“I won’t live anywhere other than Chinon”she confirms. Local roots, desires for the field, good understanding with local elected officials… All the ingredients come together to make her an ideal candidate for the municipal elections in Chinon in 2026. She hits the ground running, but doesn't close the door. “I'm thinking about it, I haven't started anything yet. It's not something you decide alone. »
The option is not excluded. One certainty, Fabienne Colboc is not stopping politics and will continue “to have a role »other than by being a deputy. Nationally, she appears on the list of Gabriel Attal, candidate for the presidency of Renaissance, alongside Élisabeth Borne and four other Tourangeaux.
Train women
At the local level, she is still the representative of Emmanuel Macron's party in the fourth constituency. A way of “continue to carry the voices of our territories”. Another ambition is to encourage and “to form” women tempted to enter politics in Touraine, where only 22% of mayors are women.
His podcast “I tell you… lives!” »
After having been a coach in professional retraining, a trainer, local mission director or even a columnist on TV Tours-Val de Loire for business consulting, Fabienne Colboc launched into podcasting at the beginning of October 2024. A new activity that she wants to develop as much as possible. “I’m having a blast,” she confides. She therefore created her own studio, at home, where she records, edits, publishes and communicates around “I tell you… lives!” “. A podcast where personalities, often local, tell how a significant moment in their lives was decisive. It can be found on all listening platforms.
