Two Rassemblement National deputies will represent Yonne at the Palais-Bourbon. This is one of the lessons of this second round of the legislative elections, this Sunday, June 19, 2022. Daniel Grenon for Auxerrois and Puisaye, Julien Odoul for Sénonais. Only Tonnerrois and Avallonnais escaped the far-right party and returned to André Villiers, for the presidential majority.
The thrust of the far right in the line of the first round
It’s almost a full house for the party led by Marine Le Pen since Audrey Lopez narrowly failed, 867 votes to be exact, in the second constituency. However, this push confirms what had been glimpsed during the first lap. The three candidates had qualified in the second round, with Audrey Lopez and Julien Odoul both in the lead in the first round, and Daniel Grenon second a few hundred votes behind his rival from Nupes, Florence Loury.
In terms of votes, the RN had totaled 25,833 in the first round, which made it the first political force in the department. This second round is of the same ilk: 54,176 votes in total on this second round and a score of more than 66%, for two constituencies in navy blue for five years.
“There is a surge of the Rassemblement National everywhere in France– Julien Odoul, deputy for the third constituency
The thrust of the Front National is also there at the national level believe several executives of the far-right party. “There is a surge of the Rassemblement National everywhere in France“, estimated on France Bleu Auxerre, Julien Odoul, shortly after his election. For her part, the leader of the RN, Marine Le Pen declared shortly after her re-election in the 11th district of Pas-de-Calais, “ note have achieved the three objectives we set ourselves (…), in particular make Emmanuel Macron a minority president.” But also that of creating a parliamentary group: with 89 deputies, the RN will have its group, which means more speaking time than during the last 5 years
“I think we’re going to have to ask ourselves the right questions” – Patrick Gendraud, president of the Departmental Council of Yonne and of the support committee of André Villiers.
This push by the Rassemblement National is cause for concern, especially for Patrick Gendraud, LR president of the Yonne departmental council. “You will have to ask the right questions. I think that there is an expectation of the French and the result of the vote, if we add the abstention (51.92% in Yonne, Ed), shows that there is a malaise in France. So I know that André (Villiers) has strong leather and will try to find the best solutions to avoid what is happening, but frankly I am quite worried“, develops the president of the department.
“We are witnessing something unprecedented under the Fifth Republic, analyzes for his part Victor Albrecht, candidate of the presidential majority in the 1st district. This push by the RN means that there will only be a relative majority at the Palais Bourbon for Emmanuel Macron.
For Jean-Vincent Holeindre, political scientist and professor of political science at Sciences Po, this surge of the RN is due, in part, to a local establishment initiated several years ago. “It’s a long-term job, (…) we can clearly see that there is a national and territorial anchoring but also a trompe-l’oeil victory for Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election who spoke now.”