The Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, was beaten by her rival RN Christine Engrand in the sixth district of Pas-de-Calais, her entourage told AFP.
The minister, who will have to leave the government according to a tacit rule reaffirmed by the Élysée, was distanced by 56 votes by Christine Engrand, 67, commercial director of a training organization, said those around her.
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She came in slightly ahead of the first round in the sixth constituency of Pas-de-Calais, with 32.10% of the vote against 30.22 for the candidate of the National Rally.
The appointment of Brigitte Bourguignon was one of the outstanding appointments of this new government.
This 63-year-old former socialist, MP for Pas-de-Calais since 2012, had held the position of president of the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly before joining the previous government, as Minister Delegate in charge of Autonomy.
