François Grosdidier, outgoing mayor, intends to reap the benefits of the divisions of the left | EUROtoday

His candidacy was an open secret. François Grosdidier, 64, the present mayor of Metz, nonetheless waited till February 6 to make it official. As a political finish, the previous deputy and senator had each curiosity in staying above the fray so long as attainable and watching his adversaries tear one another aside.

After a number of makes an attempt at rapprochement, the lefts are, at this stage, irreconcilable. Enough to depart their voters with regrets. In 2020, the left union record led by a digital unknown, Xavier Bouvet, was solely 197 votes wanting successful within the second spherical. A trifle.

This time, La France insoumise (LFI), in accordance with nationwide directions, is leaving alone with, at its head, former Metz MP Charlotte Leduc. The Ecologists have inducted Jérémy Roques. This municipal elected official grew to become, over the past time period, the primary opponent of François Grosdidier. Considering himself thus legitimized, he imagined himself on the head of a union record.

Supported by the French Communist Party, the previous “rebellious” François Ruffin, the Animalist Party and by L’après, the younger man unfold broadly. But not sufficient to rally the socialists. The rose celebration, the truth is, most popular to launch lawyer Bertrand Mertz, already mayor from 2008 to 2014 of Thionville, the second metropolis of Moselle after Metz, into the battle. Supported by the previous socialist mayor Dominique Gros, he obtained the assist of Place publique, represented within the division by Xavier Bouvet, the person who got here very near beating François Grosdidier in 2020.

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