the second spherical will pit the candidate of the New Popular Front towards the consultant of the presidential camp | EUROtoday

There shall be two within the second spherical to compete for the seat of deputy for the primary constituency of Isère: the candidates of the New Popular Front (NFP), Lyes Louffok (28.33%), and the consultant of Ensemble!, Camille Galliard-Minier (26.57%), got here first within the first spherical of the partial legislative election organized on Sunday January 12 after the resignation in October 2024 of the deputy La France insoumise (LFI) Hugo Prevost, accused of sexual and gender-based violence.

Among the eleven candidates on this constituency which brings collectively Grenoble and its upscale suburbs, Les Républicains candidate Nathalie Béranger got here in third place with 16.77% of the votes however she was not certified as a result of low participation in the course of the elections. this election.

At the extent of the constituency, very divided between Grenoble, which votes very left, and the opposite municipalities, the whole participation quantities to 35.86% for this primary spherical, in comparison with 75.86% final June.

In Grenoble, the NFP candidate, a 30-year-old youngster rights activist, got here effectively forward with 40.95% of the votes, far forward of the Macronist candidate, who collected 18.99% of the votes, whereas the opposite municipalities, for essentially the most half, most popular M^me Galliard-Minier.

Stronghold of the previous Minister of Health Olivier Véran

“It is a strong symbol that the voters sent. They voted for the only program that is coherent and constant in the face of Macronie”reacted to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Lyes Louffok.

“For this second round, we will have a very clear choice between my candidacy and that of Mr. Louffok” commented, for his half, additionally to AFP, M^me Galliard-Minier. “My candidacy is one of dialogue, it is part of an approach of responsibility, of unity” she stated, whereas that of her rival “is part of a process of permanent destabilization”.

M^me Galliard-Minier was congratulated on the social community “to beat the far left, by electing an experienced MP anchored in her territory” within the second spherical.

In June, NFP candidate Hugo Prevost defeated former Minister of Health Olivier Véran in his stronghold in a triangular tie with a candidate from Eric Ciotti’s camp. Former deputy of Olivier Véran, Camille Galliard-Minier, changed him within the Assembly when he was in authorities. Born and residing on this constituency, this former lawyer from the Grenoble bar who presents herself as a “social democrat” depends closely on its native roots to attain what its workforce presents as a “return match” towards LFI.