Ambivalent, that’s the word of the evening among the dissolved of Macronism. The mayonnaise is slow to take this Sunday among the activists gathered in a bar located in the golden triangle of student evenings in Poitiers. We are not really zen in the Lotus-Club room, while the clock approaches 8 p.m.
The dreaded RN wave is here. Huge. “Ah, no not her, I can’t see her”blurts a woman while Marine Le Pen appears very quickly on the screen.
“I wouldn’t have voted for Ensemble again if it hadn’t been for Sacha! »
The distant presidential majority, Ensemble, is at the bare minimum in the projections of seats in the Assembly. “Yes, but the RN does not have an absolute majority,” console themselves several participants. The electoral upheaval scrolls across the screen, the acerbic comments fall at the same time: “Fabien Roussel (PC) is beaten in the first round by the RN!”
After the cold snap, supporters of MP Sacha Houlié are gradually releasing more reassuring news. “It holds up well. » “He’s even in the lead!” “.
Expected for almost two hours, the outgoing MP immediately stops the applause of those waiting for him on the terrace by scrutinizing the results and reactions.
“Thanks to you, we knocked on every door and, in the second constituency of Vienne, we are able to defend our chances, the chances that belong to all Democrats and all Republicans because next week we are up against the National Rally and France Insoumise and, that, it is you who won it!” hammers the former president of the Law Commission.
“The first responsibility this evening is to call for a barrier between the two extremes. We will have to continue to fight to defend our values. They didn’t die this evening, they took a big blow to the head, including us. But we will fight to bring a great victory in the second constituency of Vienne. »
“It’s playable. His work paid off »
After this boost in front of his supporters, Sacha Houlié went to the prefecture where the final results confirmed a first position strengthened by the rapid withdrawals of Aurélien Bourdier and Xavier Augay. “It’s playable” come back in a loop. “His work paid off!” »
The activists are regaining their colour and brushing aside the few barbs thrown by the Insoumis procession improvising a demonstration. The scores and the withdrawals give hope for the two incumbents, Nicolas Turquois in the North-Vienne and Pascal Lecamp in the South.
But these relative satisfactions poorly hide a deep resentment. The dissolved of Macronism are disappointed for life and death. Macron, they no longer want to hear about him.
Claudine doesn’t send him word. “He no longer listens to anyone, he is isolated. I was scandalized by his decision to dissolve. I would not have voted again for the Ensemble movement if it hadn’t been for Sacha! »
