The first round of the legislative elections delivered its verdict this Sunday evening. The National Rally came out on top with 33.2%, a historic score that could open the doors to power to the far right for the first time.
Some seat projections for the future French National Assembly predict a strong relative majority for the RN and its allies, or even an absolute majority, at the end of the second round next Sunday (July 7).
How did voters vote in Lorraine, where turnout was very high, and this, in the four Lorraine departments?
At the border of Luxembourg
In the 9th constituency of Moselle, known as “Thionville Est” (which brings together the municipalities of Thionville and extends as far as Sierck-les-Bains), Baptiste Philippo (RN) came in first with 38.29% of the votes. in front of the outgoing MP Isabelle Rauch (Presidential majority, 35.12%. They will face each other next Sunday in the second round. A duel and not a triangular since the New Popular Front candidate Brigitte Vaisse, who came third and qualified, has decided to withdraw She calls for “voting massively against the RN.
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In the 8th constituency, called “Thionville Ouest” and which includes the municipalities of Hayange and Florange, Laurent Jacobelli (RN) was not far from victory in the first round with 46.36% of the vote. However, he will face Céline Leger (NFP) next Sunday. She obtained 28.98% of the vote.
In Meurthe-et-Moselle, in the 3rd constituency, which notably includes Longwy and Mont-Saint-Martin, Frédéric Weber (RN), candidate for the first time, obtained the most votes with 43.46% of the votes. Behind him, the outgoing MP Martine Etienne (NFP) at 28.49%. This will be the duel of the 2nd round since Valérie Maurice (Presidential Majority), with 17.98% of the votes, is eliminated.
The RN in the lead in Metz
In Moselle, first of all, the RN came first in the first three constituencies, those of Metz and its outskirts. In the first, Grégoire Laloux obtained the most votes with 39.81%. Next Sunday, he will face outgoing MP Belkhir Belhaddad (Together, 27.59%). Vincent Félix (NFP), who came third with 26.10% of the votes, should withdraw.
In the second constituency, Marie-Claude Voincon (RN) is in the lead with 37.48% of the vote. The outgoing deputy Ludovic Mendes (Ensemble) follows with 30.22%. The NFP candidate Victorien Nicolas (26.61%) withdraws and calls for a vote for Ludovic Mendes.
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The electoral fight was very close in the third constituency but it was Victor Chomard (RN) who came out on top with 35.32% of the votes. However, he is followed by Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé (UDI) who obtained 34.66% of the votes. Outgoing MP Charlotte Leduc (NFP), also qualified for the second round with 28.27%, should withdraw if she follows Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s call to block the RN in the 2nd round.
Two RN deputies re-elected in Moselle-Est
In the constituencies of Saint-Avold and Forbach, the outgoing RN deputies (both elected for the first time in 2022) Alexandre Loubet and Kévin Pfeffer were re-elected in the first round.
In the constituencies of Sarreguemines and Sarrebourg, the RN candidates are ahead of the outgoing LR deputies and it will be, in both cases, a duel in the second round.
Elsewhere in Meurthe-et-Moselle and in the Meuse
In the first two constituencies of Meurthe-et-Moselle, two NFP candidates came out on top: Esteller Mercier, with 37.63% of the vote and Stéphane Hablot with 39.91% of the vote. However, they will face RN and Ensemble candidates in the second round.
In the 4th constituency, Dominique Bilde (RN) came out on top with 43.70% of the vote. The Lorraine Republican mentions in particular a possible three-way race in the second round with the outgoing deputy Thibault Bazin (LR), qualified with 33.21%. Barbara Bertozzi-Bievelot (NFP) obtained 20.59% of the votes.
Dominique Potier (NFP) came out on top in the 5th constituency. The outgoing MP came out on top with 43.47% of the vote. Next Sunday, he will face Louis-Joseph Pecher (far right) who obtained 30.45%. The other candidates did not qualify.
Anthony Boulogne (RN) came first in the 6th constituency with 44.53% of the votes. Next Sunday, he will face the outgoing MP for La France insoumise Caroline Fiat (NFP).
In the Meuse, Maxime Amblard (RN) came out on top in the 1st constituency with 47.95% of the vote. Note that in the 2nd constituency, the outgoing MP Florence Goulet (RN) obtained an absolute majority. Finally, in the Vosges, the RN came out on top in two constituencies while two Miscellaneous Right candidates came out on top in the other two. However, the RN will be in the second round in the four Vosges constituencies.
