“Faced with the National Rally, the time has come for a broad, clearly democratic and republican gathering for the second round“, reacted the President of the Republic in a written statement a few minutes after the publication of the first results of the early legislative elections. Within his camp, several members experienced big setbacks.
In Marseille, the Secretary of State for the City and outgoing MP, Sabrina Agresti-Roubache announced her withdrawal on Sunday evening, after coming third in the first constituency of Marseille, clearly calling for a vote against the National Rally.This evening the choice was clear, 45% for the National Rally, 27% for the New Popular Front, obviously I am withdrawing and in these conditions, I say it very clearly, in my constituency ‘not a single vote for the National Rally’“, declared this close friend of the Macron couple to the applause of her supporters at her campaign HQ.
Former Minister for Europe and Transport Clément Beaune was eliminated in the first round of the legislative elections in Paris, beaten by the socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, according to the final results provided by the Ministry of the Interior. Emmanuel Grégoire, Anne Hidalgo’s first deputy mayor of Paris, was elected with 50.87% of the vote, against 32.78% for Clément Beaune, a figure of the left wing of Macronie.
In the Somme, the Ensemble candidate, Albane Branlant, withdrew in favor of the Insoumis François Ruffin, in a runoff against an RN.I differentiate between political adversaries and enemies of the Republic” she said.
Several ministers are in third position, notably Fadila Khattabi in Côte-d’Or, Dominique Faure in Haute-Garonne, Patricia Mirallès in Hérault and Marie Guévenoux in Essonne.
The Minister of Public Service Stanislas Guerini is in an unfavorable vote in the 3rd district of Paris, ten points behind his environmentalist opponent Léa Balage El Mariky, who obtains 45.6% of the votes, against 34.42% for the minister , according to partial results based on 96% of the ballots counted.
Fadila Khattabi, Minister Delegate in charge of People with Disabilities, is in an unfavorable vote in Côte d’Or, where she came in third position (23.81%) behind an NFP candidate who was himself beaten by an RN candidate.
Sarah El Haïry, Minister Delegate in charge of Children, Youth and Families, is qualified (36.17%) in Loire-Atlantique, behind an NFP candidate and an RN.
