That she is coming out on top this Sunday evening is not really a surprise. She benefits from her position as an incumbent but also from significant national media coverage. And above all, the constituency in which she is running voted 53% for Jordan Bardella’s list in the European elections on June 9.
However, she did not expect to win in the first round. She garnered 50.81% of the votes.
A lost constituency?
From the start of the express campaign, his main adversaries easily recognized it, the result was a bit of a foregone conclusion. In the camp of the presidential majority, we even had difficulty finding a volunteer. It was Josy Chambon (Horizons) who finally stuck to it “with pride and rolling up our sleeves” as she often pointed out in Toulon town hall.
The same for Isaline Cornil (New Popular Front) who knew from the start “that the game would not be easy.”
Extreme course
Laure Lavalette, 48, is a long-time activist. She became involved in the Renouveau étudiant, the FN union, during her student years in Bordeaux. And if she took time out from politics to raise her five children, it was only to return to it better.
It is in Toulon that she returns to service. She has been in the municipal opposition since 2014. She also becomes a regional councilor in 2021. But it is not until 2022 that Laure Lavalette “explodes” in the media. As spokesperson for the RN, we see her on all TV shows and radio stations. That same year, she became a deputy, even having the luxury of beating Ange Musso, the mayor of Revest, although he was very well established in the region.
L’ascension continue
She, who served for two years on the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, is particularly involved in issues relating to health and disability. Moreover, some do not hesitate to mention a ministerial post for her in the event of Jordan Bardella’s arrival at Matignon. In the meantime, and without speculating, she remains a deputy.
