« F“ace to the extremes”, the outgoing deputy and former boss of the deputies of the presidential majority Sylvain Maillard (Renaissance) was hoping for a strong score in the very chic 1is2e8e et 9e arrondissements of Paris, united in the 1re capital constituency. This Sunday, in the first round of the legislative elections, this heavyweight from Renaissance won 44.70% of the votes. He will face in the second round the candidate nominated by La France insoumise under the banner of the New Popular Front (NPF), Raphaël Kempf. For the second round of the legislative elections, on [sa] application to face extremes”.
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READ ALSO The results of the first round, constituency by constituency A committed lawyer, Raphaël Kempf is known in particular for having defended the Earth Uprisings movement. In this constituency that is not very favorable to the left, he managed to collect 32.09% of the votes. “The fight continues against the extreme right and against the Macronists who allowed it to get to this point. They bear a serious responsibility,” declared the NFP candidate on X (ex-Twitter) on Sunday evening. In third place, the National Rally candidate Delphine Voirin collected 10% of the votes.
A noted approximation
During the campaign, the outgoing MP Sylvain Maillard attracted attention after he declared on the set of BFMTV that an “average Frenchman” earned 4,300 euros per month. “I am elected from Paris […] “In big cities, do you consider yourself rich when you earn 4,300 euros?” he asked PS spokesperson Chloé Ridel, implying that he was not.
As a reminder, according to INSEE, in 2022, a full-time private sector employee earned an average of 2,630 euros net per month, while in 2021, public sector workers earned an average of 2,430 euros net per month.
 in the second round, Raphaël Kempf (La France insoumise) in ambush){kind=link}