a week of political upheaval

On Sunday June 16, many of them crossed the threshold of the prefectures to submit their candidacy for the legislative elections. None of them imagined going on campaign until the announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly on Sunday June 9. The major maneuvers are accelerating: Tuesday June 11, Éric Ciotti breaks the taboo of an alliance of the Republicans with the National Rally. The party leaders want to oust him. He hangs on.

Meanwhile, the left celebrated its great reconciliation on Tuesday June 11 with an agreement on single candidacies. The President of the Republic still accepts his decision, Wednesday June 12 at a press conference. Thursday June 13, the left reaches an agreement on a program. But on Saturday June 15, historical figures of LFI, critics of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, were not reinvested, unlike Adrien Quatennens. He finally withdrew his candidacy on Sunday June 16. The left also found itself with an unexpected candidate: François Hollande.