"We are hyperstressed and impatient: no one can say who will win, it will be particularly tight," predicted the support of one of the two finalists.
A few hours before the final result of the primary ecologist expected this Tuesday at 5.30 pm, the suspense is total as to the outcome of the electronic vote of some 122,000 registered called to decide the MEP Yannick Jadot, champion of "government ecology ", And the Lille academic Sandrine Rousseau, who defines herself as" ecofeminist "and defends a necessary" radicalism ".
Favorite of the ballot, Yannick Jadot came first in the first round but with a score of 27.7% of the vote, below what his notoriety could give him hope, while Sandrine Rousseau created the surprise by following him with 25 , 14% of the votes.
The key to the ballot therefore lies in the postponement of the votes, difficult to anticipate, of the voters of the deputy Generation Ecology Delphine Batho (22.32%) and of the EELV mayor of Grenoble by Eric Piolle (22.29%), who arrived in a tissue.
Fresh relations between the two finalists
If their proposals diverge little, the two contenders have adopted opposing strategies.
"In view of the climate and social emergency, without breaking with liberalism, we are going into the wall", summarizes a close friend of Rousseau for whom the "dynamic" is on his side.
When the relatives of Jadot - who has received the support of many elected officials and environmental parliamentarians praising his "pragmatism" - ensure that "the first issue of this primary is to bring together the green family, and that Yannick does it better than Sandrine ".
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Environmentalists have managed to avoid psychodramas throughout this primary but relations between the two finalists have seriously refreshed in recent days, especially during the debates.
To the point of calling into question the rule of reciprocal support in the event of victory?
“With us everything can change but I'm not really worried, assures number 2 of EELV Sandra Regol.
We managed to have a good primary, everyone has an interest in successfully launching the campaign.
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