In her office in Napollon, calculator in hand, outgoing MP Joëlle Mélin has done her calculations, counted the number of votes in the 9th constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône. We are a few days after June 9, the incontestable victory of Jordan Bardella (National Rally) in the European elections and the dissolution of the National Assembly by the President of the Republic.
“We are aiming for a first round of more than 50%.”she then tells us, which would mean the direct re-election of this regular in electoral polls, a member of the National Front (ancestor of the RN) since 1993. If we take the figures from the European elections in the nine municipalities of the constituency, we arrive at more than 40% for the RN candidate. But Joëlle Mélin intends to siphon off the votes of Reconquête, the Republicans and those disappointed by Macronism.
Possible? We’ll see… In the 9th, Éric Zemmour’s party fielded a candidate – Robert Santunione, a retired anesthesiologist – but one who is virtually unknown to the public. As for the Republicans (LR)… Here, there is no question of pledging allegiance to the far right, said Gérard Gazay, mayor of Aubagne LR, while the president of this party, Éric Ciotti, left with a bang to join the RN. But can the Gaullist party overshadow Joëlle Mélin? Nothing is less certain, as its candidate Aurélien Michel is also virtually unknown in the sector – he ran as an independent in 2022, and finished dead last with 0.25% of the vote.
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