This is the region in which the RN places all its hopes of victory.
The match is however tight during this first round of the regional elections in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, between the head of the party list of Marine Le Pen, Thierry Mariani, and the outgoing LR president, Renaud Muselier.
The latter, who benefits from the support of La République en Marche, and the centrists of the Modem and the UDI, would even lead with 34.5% of the vote, against 33%, according to the first estimates of Ifop for TF1 / LCI and
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Behind them, the leftist list led by Jean-Laurent Felizia (PS / PCF / EELV / “Génération.s”) would collect 16.5% of the votes cast, against 5.1% for the eco-centrist Jean-Marc Governatori (“Cap Écologie”).
The 48 hours that open, until the filing of the second round lists scheduled for Tuesday, will be the scene of intense negotiations in the South-East. Excluded from the Regional Council since 2015 - and the withdrawal of the then PS candidate Christophe Castaner - the left is reluctant to withdraw once again to block the party of Marine Le Pen. It must be said that, whatever the configuration next Sunday, the candidate of the flame party, Thierry Mariani, was given the winner by the polls last week.