the essential
Discover the reactions of Jean-Louis Costes, Guillaume Lepers, Daniel Borie, Xavier Czapla, Jérôme Cahuzac, Thomas Bouyssonie.
Jean-Louis Costes, Mayor of Fumel
“I am pleasantly surprised, and on two counts. First for Guillaume Lepers, who is a young and talented hopeful. He was my substitute when I was a member of parliament. It is a great recognition that the people of Villeneuve and Fumélois have given him. And then there is the elimination of Jérôme Cahuzac, the one who lied in front of the national representation. He is eliminated and finishes behind the candidate Xavier Czapla. Democracy has spoken, it has not forgotten and it has punished. Today, everything remains possible for Guillaume Lepers against the National Rally.”
Guillaume Lepers, candidate of the Republican right for the 3rd constituency
“In a blitzkrieg context, this is a good result. But I must remain very modest in the face of the outgoing MP’s score. Jérôme Cahuzac called me directly to congratulate me on my campaign. This is a republican respect and I thank him. I am now embarking on a new fight to become a grassroots MP who knows his files like the back of his hand. And I will do it as usual with passion and dynamism. »
Daniel Borie, Mayor of Saint-Vite and Vice-President of the Lot-et-Garonne Department
“A state of mind like an evening of defeat. I thought that voters would be more grateful to Jérôme Cahuzac. We see that the National Rally vote is becoming a vote of support. People want things to change at the national level. France is not going to come out of this stronger, even if I respect the voters. The Republican Front is worth what it’s worth, but personally I believe in it. So I officially call for a vote for Guillaume Lepers.”
Xavier Czapla, New Popular Front candidate for the 3rd constituency
“I am especially disappointed by the power of the RN. It is inconceivable to imagine a country led by this party. I am withdrawing in the second round and I support the candidacy of Guillaume Lepers. Conversely, the latter had not done so two years ago but I wish to maintain a loftiness of mind that he did not have at the time. I do not agree at all with the policy advocated by Mr Lepers but we can at least discuss it with him. »
Jérôme Cahuzac, candidate of the Republican left in the 3rd constituency
“As we had committed, I am therefore withdrawing in favor of the candidate best placed to beat the RN, namely Guillaume Lepers. The campaign was difficult. We did not manage, despite all our efforts, to convince. I take note of this because in a democracy, the people are always right. The end of my political career? As long as there is life, there is life.”
Thomas Bouyssonie, municipal councilor and departmental councilor of Villeneuve
“Like our candidate, I call on Guillaume Lepers to vote. I think it’s playable, that he can manage to oust the National Rally. We did not manage to put together this republican front in 2022 when the union of the left was in the second round. We do it today. Concerning our camp, I think that Jérôme Cahuzac chose the worst time to make his quest for rehabilitation. Even if this is an important score for a Diverse left candidacy, in 10 years, the population has changed. Guillaume Lepers was able to gather the central vote. »
