Government spokesman Gabriel Attal is running last on the LREM list in the Hauts-de-Seine for the regional elections in June, we learned from his entourage on Sunday, confirming information from RTL.
Gabriel Attal
"will be involved in these regional elections, appearing on the list of the presidential majority in Hauts-de-Seine, a department where he has been elected locally (in Vanves) since 2014, and where he was elected deputy in 2017"
, his entourage told AFP.
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Encouraged by Emmanuel Macron, about fifteen members of the government have embarked on the battle for the polls of June 20 and 27, which promises to be difficult for the presidential majority.
In Ile-de-France alone, where the LREM deputy Laurent Saint-Martin is head of the list, they are five engaged with, in addition to the government spokesperson, Marlène Schiappa, head of the list in Paris, Amélie de Montchalin, top of the list in Essonne, Emmanuelle Wargon, number 2 in Val-de-Marne and Nathalie Elimas, top of the list in Val-d'Oise.
Gabriel Attal will appear in the last place of the list, in a non-eligible position in the Hauts-de-Seine list where also appears, in second position, Thierry Solère, ex-LR who became Emmanuel Macron's adviser. The announcement comes on the eve of the closing date for submitting applications.