The bet was daring, it was lost. Jérôme Cahuzac was banking on these legislative elections to return to the forefront of the political scene. But on the evening of the first round, the observation is clear. The third constituency of Lot-et-Garonne placed the former Minister Delegate for the Budget in fourth position (14.56%), far behind the RN of the outgoing MP, Annick Cousin (41.08%), the right (24 .99%), embodied by the mayor of Villeneuve-sur-Lot Guillaume Lepers, and the New Popular Front of Xavier Czapla (18.36%).
“The campaign was difficult,” he said when the results were made official. “Despite all our efforts, we were unable to convince people that our project, both local and national, deserved the trust of our fellow citizens. But I acknowledge this because, in a democracy, the people are always right.”
Municipal adventure
The second chance of the former Minister Delegate for the Budget, convicted in 2018 for tax fraud and money laundering, will therefore not take the form of a fourth term in the National Assembly. So, what can Jérôme Cahuzac hope for? Although he was approached by certain media outlets who offered him a career change as a columnist, he did not follow up, not convinced of the relevance of finding himself “in certain channels”, he confided in private.
Could the former mayor of Villeneuve-sur-Lot (2001-2012) be eyeing a new municipal adventure? “It’s totally premature,” he assured this Sunday. And added: “Politics is life. And as long as there is life…”
