Emmanuel Macron’s former minister and New Popular Front (NFP) candidate Aurélien Rousseau arrived on Sunday June 30 at the top of the first round of the legislative elections in Yvelines.
In the 7th constituency of this department, he is credited with 34.68% of the votes cast, ahead of his presidential majority competitor Nadia Hai (29.32%). A possible triangular is looming for the second round with Les Républicains (LR) regional councilor Babette de Rozières, in favor of an alliance between her party and the National Rally (RN), which obtained 25.79% of the votes.
« Nothing is decided, the RN obtaining an unprecedented score here. Sunday, let’s stand together and build together in dialogue and respect “, reacted Aurélien Rousseau during the night on his X account.
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Michel Rocard’s constituency
Mr. Rousseau had slammed the door of the government at the end of December 2023 to demonstrate his disagreement with the immigration bill put forward by Gérald Darmanin, whose right-wing orientation he contested.
This enarque (Willy-Brandt promotion), former communist from Alès, was the boss of the Ile-de-France regional health agency, from 2018 to 2021, where he had to manage the Covid-19 pandemic. 19 on the front line.
He was also deputy director of the cabinet of Manuel Valls, before being director of the cabinet of Elisabeth Borne where he notably carried out pension reform. Invested under the banner of the NFP on the quota of Raphaël Glucksmann’s party, Place publique, he is running in the constituency formerly represented by Michel Rocard.
