Regardless of party, outgoing presidents came out on top in many regions after the first round of regional elections.
And the presidential majority, which struggled to qualify for the second round in some regions, was drastically eliminated in several territories, such as Hauts-de-France, Corsica, Occitanie or Auvergne-Rhône- Alps.
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Results which make LREM and the MoDem say that the “
bonus for graduates
”, announced by the President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand a few weeks ago, is a reality. And that she alone explains their poor results. On France Inter, the boss of the Walkers, Stanislas Guérini, for example considered that this result was not the return of the right-left divide. "
There are the parties which are already established and which have leavers and then the parties which are less so, this is the case with the presidential majority
," he explained.
For him, this is where LREM and the Modem must progress: “
This must remind us (...) that we have a road to travel which is that of territorial implantation, that it is long, that it is laborious, that it is not done in an election,
”he urges, recalling that the presidential movement would be present in“
many regions
”in the second round.
"Everyone stays anchored"
An opinion shared by Gérald Darmanin.
Asked about France 2, the Minister of the Interior considered that if, in 2017, “
the degagisme
” had won, this time, “
everyone remains anchored
”.
"
The outgoing presidents are re-elected and sometimes very well re-elected,
" he said.
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And to quote the departmental, or several ministers - including him - have distinguished themselves by their good results.
"
We have not talked enough about the departmental but the people who are elected in their territory remain elected, sometimes with very impressive scores
," he said.
