The National Rally (RN) lost a deputy seat on Sunday December 8, 2024 during the partial legislative election in the first constituency of the Ardennes, won by the candidate without label and former Renaissance deputy Lionel Vuibert, who benefited from a roadblock republican.
Lionel Vuibert narrowly elected
Lionel Vuibert, who was elected deputy of the presidential majority in 2022 then beaten this summer by the young National Rally (RN) candidate Flavien Termet, was narrowly elected on Sunday in the second round, with 50.89% of the votes, against 49 .11% for his opponent from the RN Jordan Duflot. Only 372 votes separated the two candidates.
This partial legislative election was organized after the surprise resignation of Flavien Termet. The youngest member of the National Assembly announced in September, two months after his election, his resignation for personal medical reasons
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A very strong abstention
The two rounds of voting were marked by strong abstention. In the second round, the participation rate only reached 30.86%.
In the first round, the National Rally (RN) candidate Jordan Duflot, who called for once again censor Emmanuel Macron's government
came in first with 39.12% of the votes.
Lionel Vuibert came second with 25.42% of the votes, followed by Guillaume Maréchal (LR) with 16.04%. New Popular Front candidate Damien Lerouge received 10.64% of the vote.
A Republican roadblock against the RN candidate
Friday, Guillaume Maréchal announced his support for Lionel Vuibert for the second round, although they were often scarred
in the past. In a press release, he criticized the RN for having showed his true face
by joining forces with the Insoumis to vote for censorship of Michel Barnier's government. NFP candidate Damien Lerouge, for his part, called for barrage au RN
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On Wednesday, right between the two rounds, Jordan Bardella came to support the RN candidate and Marine Le Pen had published several messages of support on her X account.
Gabriel Attal sends his congratulations
Lionel Vuibert, 56, son of a former deputy for the Ardennes, is also a departmental councilor. Father of two children, he is general director of the training centers of the Union of Metallurgical Industries and Trades of Champagne-Ardenne (UIMM).
Congratulations to him and his teams! Recognition of seriousness, proximity, field work. The attention to daily life of the French prevails over the chaos desired by Marine Le Pen and the extremes
reacted on X after the victory of Lionel Vuibert, former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, president of the Ensemble pour la République group in the National Assembly.
