Fifth in the 2012 legislative elections in Essonne, then third in 2017 in the Jura, Gabriel Amard this time had a completely different success in the 6th district of the Rhône. If the parachuting of the son-in-law of Jean-Luc Mélenchon was widely criticized by the other candidates and by part of the population of Villeurbanne (Rhône), his success in the first round this Sunday is without appeal.
He indeed turns in the lead with 41.29% of the vote, far ahead of Emmanuelle Haziza (ex-LR now Together!), Who will be his opponent next Sunday, with 26.9%. This is not a huge surprise in this socialist bastion, but the last legislative elections in the 6th district had nevertheless benefited Bruno Bonnell (LREM) in 2017, before he resigned last year.
“I have always been at the service of the general interest”
“He passed like a comet and he was not even able to open a permanence”, launches with cutting Gabriel Amard, this Sunday evening on France 3, about his possible predecessor. According to him, the Nupes can allow the French “to live, and to stop surviving, strangled by the policy of Mr. Macron”.
“I have always served the general interest. I will continue to do so, and this is now anchored in the reality of life for Villeurbannaises and Villeurbannais, ”says this 55-year-old figure of France Insoumise. All while obviously not forgetting to relay a message on his Twitter account: “Next Sunday, Jean-Luc Mélenchon can become Prime Minister”.
Discover the results of the first round of the 2022 legislative elections by constituency in each city and department