CThe “Chirac baby” watched helplessly as the LR (Les Républicains) house fell. He is the unexpected challenger in the second round of the legislative elections against the candidate and outgoing deputy of the National Rally (RN), Annick Cousin. In short, Guillaume Lepers, the mayor of Villeneuve-sur-Lot (23,000 inhabitants, 50,000 including the urban area), is a double resistance fighter. Or even more.
“Yes, I am resisting, and I am proud of it,” says this pleasant forty-year-old. Facing a former minister, Jérôme Cahuzac. And facing a female MP [élue avec 57 % des voix en 2022 face à un candidat de La France insoumise, NDLR] which everyone says is not up to par.”
He was predicted to lose before the election, a final poll placed…
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