Gérald Darmanin in Nantes on May 20, 2021. – Franck Dubray-POOL / SIPA
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin came out on top in his canton of Tourcoing 2 (North) with 54% of the vote, ahead of the union of the left (28%) that he will face in the second round of the departmental elections. “With 54.11% of the vote, the Tourquennois therefore trusted us a lot. See you for the second round next Sunday, ”tweeted
Gerald Darmanin.
With 54.11% of the vote, the Tourquennois therefore trusted us a lot. See you for the second round next Sunday. #Tourcoing @DorianeBecue https://t.co/lePfFpuhSS
– Gerald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) June 20, 2021
In a ballot marked by a strong abstention, the pair formed by the Minister of the Interior and the Mayor Doriane Bécue won 54.11% of the votes ahead of that of the union of the left and environmentalists (28.37%) which he will have to face in the second round, not having gathered 25% of those registered. With 17.5% of the vote, the RN binomial is eliminated.
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“Tonight, we put a minister on the ballot”, welcomed his rival Katy Vuylsteker (EELV), believing to be able to “go for the victory”. “A year ago, he made 60% of the votes in his city; today, with a sharp drop in participation, it almost halves its number of votes, she said. We can see that he has disappointed ”.