A path without pitfalls.
After a campaign in which he was the favorite from start to finish, Laurent Wauquiez (LR) is largely reelected at the head of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with more than 54.6% of the vote, according to initial Ifop estimates -Fiducial for TF1 / LCI.
He is far ahead of his opponents, the ecologist Fabienne Grébert (EELV / PS / PC), second with 33.5% of the vote, and the candidate of the National Rally, Andréa Kotarac, with 11.9%.
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After obtaining 43.79% of the vote in the first round, far ahead of all his opponents, the outgoing LR president of the region was delighted with the results "
beyond expectations
", however recalling the abstainers to the polls.
“
Our region needs those who did not vote.
We need the widest possible support to allow new hope,
”he urged, after the results were announced.
The union of the left did not work
At the end of the first round, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem (PS), who came in fourth with 11.4%, immediately called for the union of the left behind the ecologist Fabienne Grébert.
“
I take note that within the left forces, it is EELV which came in front.
We said to ourselves that the one who would be the first would lead the list in the second round,
”reacted the ex-minister of François Hollande, whose return to politics ended in dismal failure.
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Especially since the union that she called for clearly did not make it possible to stem the dynamic of the outgoing president.
“It's a rewarding campaign, there is a lot of recognition for the work done over the past five years. Here the region is clearly identified ”,
explained to
Figaro
Laurent Wauquiez during his campaign.
