No one expected such a gap. Not even the entourage of Renaud Muselier visibly, if we are to believe the reactions of joy tinged with relief from those around him, in his campaign HQ in Marseille, when eight o’clock strikes.
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“The result of this second round has contradicted all the polls and foiled all the forecasts this evening, launches the outgoing president LR, on arrival at his HQ, around 8:45 pm. I won and we won ”. According to first estimates, Renaud Muselier’s victory over his opponent RN Thierry Mariani is overwhelming, where the between-rounds polls suggested a close duel.
The right-wing list, allied with LREM, is credited with 56.8% by Ifop, 57% by Elabe, 57.2% by Harris Interactive and 57.7% by Ipsos Sopra-Steria, according to their initial estimates.
It is “the victory of all those who voted today, often beyond their political and ideological affiliations”, believes Renaud Muselier, in reference to the withdrawal of the union list of the left in his favor, facing on the far right represented by the leader of the National Rally Thierry Mariani.