“It’s not over”says Florian Chauche. On the evening of legislative elections anticipated, the outgoing deputy France Unbowed of the second constituency of Territory of Belfort is not in the lead, nor in celebration. He is second, with 28.02% of the votes, behind the candidate of National gathering Guillaume Bigot, who obtained 37.88% of the votes. But the candidate of New popular front don’t admit defeat. “We are progressing compared to 2022”he emphasizes.
Florian Chauche hoped for triangular in the second round. By facing the National Rally and a candidate from the right or the center, the outgoing left-wing deputy would have had a better chance of winning. But the vice president The Republicans of the department, David Vallverdu, just missed the third step of the podium. His 17.27% of the votes (5,422 votes) did not allow him to qualify.
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It is therefore alone that Florian Chauche will face the former columnist of Cnews and political scientist, who came to conquer the Territoire de Belfort for the National Rally. “There are still a lot of people who haven’t gone to vote, so everything could change in the second round.”hopes the outgoing MP who calls for “a republican surge”. from Republican voters and presidential majority.
On the side of the National Rally, Guillaume Bigot expresses his “gratitude” towards the voters and those who welcomed him into the department. “It’s not 10 municipalities but rather 42 municipalities in the constituency that I visited, it’s true a bit in a hurry”he says, referring to the trick question asked by Florian Chauche during a debate on France 3 before the first round of the election. “If this trust is granted to me, I can already tell them that I will live in the Territoire de Belfort, and I will be its first ambassador.”he promises.
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