Applause rings out. In the back room of the Le QG bar located on rue Jean-Jaurès, the candidate of the presidential majority (Ensemble) Tristan Bréhier is warmly welcomed by his few supporters who came to support him at the announcement of the results. Arriving in fourth position with 17.04% in the first round of the legislative elections for Brest Centre this Sunday, June 30, 2024, the candidate, beaten by a head by Jean-Charles Larsonneur (18.48%), is not qualified for the second round. His supporters congratulate him, even if the pill seems a little hard to swallow on their side. “We weren’t far off,” sighs one of the Macronists on the bridge.
I am a democrat and I remain consistent with my previous positions, so I call for a vote for Jean-Charles Larsonneur.
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9,874 votes against 9,105: Tristan Bréhier was precisely 770 votes short of beating the former Macronist Larsonneur. We are far behind the 18,850 votes of the rebellious Pierre-Yves Cadalen (New Popular Front) who came in well ahead. Also far from the 12,065 votes of Denis Kervella (National Rally), in second place. But Tristan Bréhier still did better than his predecessor Marc Coatanéa, his former leader, who, in 2022, was eliminated in the first round (13.57%).
“I am a democrat and I remain consistent with my previous positions, I therefore call on Jean-Charles Larsonneur to vote,” reacted the Ensemble candidate who knows that, on paper, his votes added to those of the outgoing deputy exceed those of the NFP candidate. Disappointed but not dejected, Tristan Bréhier puts the poor performance of the presidential camp into perspective: “We had a very honorable score which gave us the possibility of going to the second round. »
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