The way is clear for 2022. According to the first estimates, the ex-LR outgoing president of Hauts-de-France, Xavier Bertrand, is in the lead with more than 54% of the votes for the second round of the regional elections which was held. this Sunday, June 27, 2021. The elected official, also a presidential candidate, had conditioned the rest of his political life to a victory in his region.
It is now done.
Behind him, the candidate of the National Rally, Sébastien Chenu, won 25% of the vote.
At the head of an unprecedented left union, Karima Delli (EELV / PS / PCF / LFI) wins only two points compared to the first round and is placed in last position (21%).
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The former minister of Nicolas Sarkozy was already on the right track since last week.
In the first round, Xavier Bertrand came out ahead with 41.42% of the vote.
Thus ahead of Sébastien Chenu (24.37%) and Karima Delli (18.97%).
On several occasions, the former LR had assured that he would refuse any alliance between the two rounds, in particular with the list of the presidential majority, eliminated at the first stage of the ballot (9.13%).
With a “
same list
” and a “
same project
”, the outgoing student finally managed to climb to the top.
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At the helm of Hauts-de-France for a second term, Xavier Bertrand should quickly leave his newly acquired seat to lead another campaign, national this time: that of the presidential election. It remains to be seen who will take the lead in the region to replace him.