Smiles, some applause but no cries of triumph. It is 11 p.m. this Sunday when the latest results, those of Villiers-sur-Marne, the main town of the fourth constituency of Val-de-Marne, finally fall. Adel Amara, the candidate (LFI app) of the New Popular Front, came first in the first round of these early legislative elections.
Surrounded by his loved ones, a pizza in hand, the community activist does not boast. Some friends join him. It’s time for calculations to measure your chances for the second round. With 33.02% of the vote, he is 1,200 votes ahead of his main opponent, outgoing MP Maud Petit (MoDem) who received 30.58%.
Outgoing MP presents herself as “the only vote against the extremes”
“We are happy,” says Adel Amara. “There was a great turnout. The second round is starting now. We will continue our actions on the ground.” It was in the working-class neighborhoods of Villiers and Chennevières in Bois l’Abbé that his activist profile attracted attention.
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Maud Petit, for her part, limits the damage. If the centrist comes in second this time, she was in a bad position, given the score of the Ensemble list in the European elections. Some imagined she would be swept away in the first round. But in Sucy-en-Brie, the deputy of the presidential majority managed to convince the voters. It is in this city classified as right-wing that she achieved her best score.
“This result on a constituency scale is rather good news,” says one of his close friends. “It’s not really a surprise given the sociology of this territory. Today, we remain the only vote against the extremes.”
The RN still believes in its chances
No withdrawal, exactly? “Why would we withdraw? The National Rally will not be elected.” The candidate of Marine Le Pen’s party, who obtained 26.95% of the vote, remains optimistic. “I’m already happy to be in the second round,” rejoices Alain Philippet. “We have every chance of winning. All hopes are allowed.”
In Noiseau, in the city where the debate is raging around the prison project imposed by the government, did he not come out on top, with 33.62% of the votes? What could also work in favor of the municipal opponent well established in Plessis-Trévise? “The rejection of France Insoumise with those who want to block it,” he hopes.
