For Sunday’s vote, 19 ministers or secretaries of state remained in the running, after the withdrawal of five of them, who came in third place in the first round. Only two were beaten.
Five of them dropped out of the race during the inter-round election. In total, 19 members of the government, including the first of them, Gabriel Attal, were still in the running for the second round of the early legislative elections on Sunday, July 7, compared to 24 in the first round. In the meantime, the five ministers or secretaries of state who came in third place in three-way contests with the National Rally withdrew. Among their colleagues who were better positioned or qualified in duels, which were elected or beaten? Franceinfo summarizes their results, revealed throughout the evening.
Ministers win duels
The Prime Minister Gabriel Attal won with 58.23% of the vote in the 10th constituency of Hauts-de-Seine, where he has been elected since 2017. Coming in first in the first round with 43.85% of the vote, he faced the candidate he had beaten in 2022, the socialist Cécile Soubelet. The candidate invested by the New Popular Front received 41.77% of the vote on Sunday, July 7, compared to 35.53% a week earlier.
Still in Hauts-de-Seine, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stephane Sejournewho was running in the 9th constituency, replacing the outgoing MP Emmanuel Pellerin, who was caught using drugs, won the election hands down with 72.63% of the vote in a duel against the environmentalist candidate Pauline Rapilly Ferniot (27.37%).
In the 8th constituency of the same department, the government spokesperson, Prisca Thevenotemerged victorious from the duel that pitted her against the candidate of the New Popular Front, the socialist Salomé Nicolas-Chavance (37.56%), with 62.44% of the votes. She was ahead of her in the first round with 39.91% of the votes against 30.30% for the candidate of the union of the left.
The minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmaninretains his stronghold in the 10th constituency of the North with 61.37% of the vote against the candidate of the National Rally, Bastien Verbrugghe (38.63%). Having come out on top in the first round with 36.03% of the vote, the former mayor of Tourcoing benefited from the withdrawal of the candidate of the left, Leslie Mortreux.
In Paris, Olivia GregoryMinister Delegate for Business, Tourism and Consumer Affairs, won in the 12th constituency of the capital with 65.2% of the vote against Céline Malaisé (34.8%), the candidate of the New Popular Front. She came out on top in the first round with 39.36% of the vote against 28.96% for her communist rival.
In the 1st constituency of Loir-et-Cher, the Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneauwas re-elected with 60.2% of the vote in the duel that pitted him against the RN candidate, Marine Bardet (39.8%). The second round was expected to be close since he had collected 34.56% of the votes in the first round, behind his far-right rival (35.22%).
In the 5th constituency of Seine-et-Marne, the Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Franck Riesterwho came in second in the first round (31.43%), benefited in the second round from the withdrawal of the rebellious Laurie Caenbergs, the candidate of the New Popular Front, to impose himself against the RN-LR candidate Philippe Fontana. He received 54.4% of the votes, against 45.6% for his rival. The latter had come in first (with 41.77%) in the first round.
In the 2nd constituency, the Minister Delegate for Health, Frederic Valletouxunder the Horizons party label, also escaped the three-way race in the second round thanks to the withdrawal of the candidate of the New Popular Front, the rebellious Nour Benaïssa-Watbot (23.70% in the first round). He thus obtained 59.95% of the votes ahead of the RN candidate Ivanka Dimitrova (40.05%), who had come out on top in the first round.
The Minister of Housing, Guillaume Kasbarianelected since 2017 in Eure-et-Loir, keeps his seat with 60.59% of the vote in the 1st constituency against the RN candidate Emma Minot (39.41%). He finished second in the first round, with 32.89% of the votes, but the left-wing candidate, Jean-François Bridet (24.05%), had withdrawn.
The Minister Delegate to the Minister of Agriculture, Agnes Pannier-Runachera candidate for the first time in legislative elections, in the 2nd constituency of Pas-de-Calais, won a seat in the Assembly with 55.84% of the vote. Here again, the NFP candidate, Alexandre Cousin, had withdrawn his candidacy to block the RN candidate Alban Heusèle, who came out on top in the first round.
In the 2nd constituency of Côtes-d’Armor, the Secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity, Hervé Bervilleelected since 2017, took advantage of the withdrawal of the ecologist candidate of the New Popular Front, Jérémy Dauphin. Coming in first in the first round with 33.61% of the vote, he collected 63.63% of the votes against the RN candidate, Antoine Kieffer (36.37%), in the second round.
The Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, Marina Ferraricandidate in the 1st constituency of Savoie under the MoDem banner, was elected with 58.08% of the vote against the LR-RN candidate, Typhanie Degois, former Macronist MP (41.92%). Here again, the communist candidate of the NFP, Christel Granata, had withdrawn after coming in third place in the first round (22.93%).
In the 2nd constituency of Yvelines, Jean-Noel BarrotMinister Delegate for Europe, labeled MoDem, won by a wide margin, collecting 72.69% of the votes cast, against the RN candidate Gaetan Brault (27.31%). Jean-Noël Barrot came out on top (with 35.01%) in the first round.
In the 1st constituency of French people living outside France, which includes Canada and the United States, the Minister Delegate for Industry, Roland Lescuretransformed the test with 54.25% of the votes collected against the environmentalist, Oussama Laraichi (45.75%), invested by the New Popular Front.
Ministers elected in triangular contests
In Yvelines, the minister responsible for Equality between women and men, Aurore Bergéregained her seat as MP with 49.05% of the vote following a three-way race in the 10th constituency, which pitted her against RN candidate Thomas du Chalard (32.19%) and NFP candidate Cédric Briolais (18.76%). The latter, who came in third place with 22.4% of the vote in the first round, had maintained his candidacy, estimating that the risk of RN victory was “negligible”.
The Minister for Relations with Parliament, Marie Lebecwas also faced with a three-way race in the 4th constituency of Yvelines, from which she emerged victorious with 50.67% of the vote against the NFP candidate, Céline Bourdon (26.97%) and the RN-LR candidate Jean-François Mourtoux (22.35%). The minister came out on top in the first round with 41.24% of the vote.
Thomas Cazenavethe Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts, who came out on top in the first round in the 1st constituency of Gironde, emerged victorious from a three-way race with 43.2% of the vote against the environmentalist Céline Papin (35.94%) and the RN candidate Bruno Paluteau (20.86%). In The worldthe representative of the New Popular Front had accused the minister of using the vote as “a stepping stone for his candidacy for mayor of Bordeaux in 2026”.
Ministers defeated
In the 3rd constituency of the capital, the Minister of Transformation and Public Service, Stanislas Gueriniwas defeated with 46.41% of the vote against the environmentalist Léa Balage El Mariky (53.59%), invested by the New Popular Front. The latter had obtained 46.15% in the first round, far ahead of the minister (33.99%).
In the 5th constituency of Loire-Atlantique, the Minister Delegate for Children, Youth and Families, Sarah El Haïrylabelled MoDem, failed to impose itself with 37.38% of the votes at the end of a three-way race opposing it to the socialist Fabrice Roussel (39.91%), already in the lead in the first round, and to the LR-RN candidate Bruno Comby (22.7%).