In the second spherical of the 2020 municipal elections in Besançon, the candidate (Les Républicains) Ludovic Fagaut was not removed from victory. Only 566 votes had been wanted for this 48-year-old faculty principal, first vice-president of the Doubs departmental council, to win in opposition to the Europe Ecologie-Les Verts (EELV) candidate, Anne Vignot. Cause of this “non-success”in response to the proper: the triangular born from the upkeep of the Macronist deputy Eric Alauzet, in a context of deconfinement, marked by low participation.
If wanting again is critical, it’s as a result of the case of Besançon is particular, in a number of respects. Firstly, as a result of the city corridor has been primarily within the palms of the Socialist Party (PS) since 1953, with Jean Minjoz, Robert Schwint (till 1998) and Jean-Louis Fousseret (till 2017). The victory of Anne Vignot, 66, analysis engineer, on Sunday June 28, 2020, put an finish to the reign.
This conquest of Besançon by EELV can be atypical. Unlike cities gained by the Greens in opposition to an opponent, Anne Vignot was a part of a type of continuity with a workforce made up of elected officers and events from the outgoing majority, merely positioned in a distinct order.
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