To maintain or to withdraw? The response from the outgoing deputy of the presidential majority, Philippe Guillemard, is long overdue. He came 3rd behind the New Popular Front candidate, Estelle Mercier, PS and Patricia Melet of the RN.
285, this is the number of votes that the outgoing deputy of the presidential majority, Philippe Guillemard, is missing to automatically remain in the constituency of Nancy 1. Even if he is qualified, finishing third and totaling 26.38 % of the votes, he is far behind the candidate of the New Popular Front and deputy to the City of Nancy, Estelle Mercier, who takes the lead (37.73%) followed by the candidate of the National Rally, Patricia Melet, who makes a breakthrough in Nancy by obtaining 26.90% of the votes.
Maintenance or withdrawal? The question has been asked since Sunday evening. Reached by telephone this Monday, July 1, 204 in the morning, Philippe Guillemard declares that he is still thinking: “I haven’t decided yet. I want to talk to the Prime Minister and get some advice.“. Gabriel Attal nevertheless called on Sunday evening the candidates of the presidential camp who came in third position to withdraw in the event of a triangular with the RN. He mentioned more than sixty constituencies in which the majority candidates would withdraw. “The lesson of this evening is that the extreme right is on the verge of power” and “so our objective is clear: to prevent the National Rally from having an absolute majority in the second round.”
“I also need to see my team” continues Carole Grandjean’s successor, “I take advice before making a decision. Estelle Mercier is clearly allied with LFI“.
The NFP candidate came first in the first constituency of Meurthe-et-Moselle at the end of this first round.
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Mathieu Klein, the socialist mayor of Nancy, has called on candidates who came in third place to withdraw throughout France in order to block the RN. Philippe Guillemard has so far turned a deaf ear. Response within the day.
