The candidates of the presidential majority qualify for the second round of the legislative elections in 10 of the 11 constituencies of French people living abroad, according to the results of the 1st round. They come first in 8 of the 11 constituencies (7 for LREM, one for the MoDem). The second round will therefore essentially oppose candidates from the presidential majority to candidates from Nupes. In Africa, the two formations are tied. In the 9th constituency (Maghreb and West Africa), Karim Ben Cheikh, the Génération.s candidate invested by Nupes, comes first ahead of Elisabeth Moreno, former Minister for Gender Equality, who was invested by LREM. And in the 10th constituency (Middle East and Africa), Amélia Lakrafi (LREM) is ahead of Chantal Moussa (Nupes).
In the 9th constituency, the Franco-Tunisian Karim Ben Cheikh totaled 40% of the vote, against 28% for his rival Elisabeth Moreno. Both say they are optimistic for the second round. “With the support of the main candidates of the 1st round, arithmetically Elisabeth Moreno could thus have the advantage to pass the 50% mark and win under the nose and beard of her opponent”, As-is analysis.
I would like to thank our constituents who allowed the candidates #Together to be present in the 2nd round of #legislative2022. Let’s mobilize in the #9eCircoFDE and everywhere else to keep our democracy alive and give a majority to @EmmanuelMacron June 19
— Elisabeth Moreno (@1ElisaMoreno) June 12, 2022
Nice mobilization yesterday at #Dakar for our 2nd round campaign. A meeting full of exchanges, debates and hope. Change is within earshot ✌️#9ecircoFDE #legislative2022 #Nudes pic.twitter.com/i2CTa9kFIC
— Karim Ben Cheikh (@K_BenCheikh) June 11, 2022
In the 10th constituency, the majority candidate, Amélia Lakrafi, is 10 points ahead of her Nupes rival Chantal Moussa (32.75% against 22.54%).
#legislative2022 #With you
From the bottom of my heart, thank you! The official results place me at the head of the 1st round in the 10th constituency of French people living abroad. I will be in the 2nd round against the candidate Nupes Chantal Moussa, from June 10th to 15th by internet and June 19th at the ballot box. pic.twitter.com/YFwUa3AiWq— Amelia Lakrafi (@Amelia_LKF) June 6, 2022
Since my trip to Cotonou, a #VdelaVictoire to remind you that online voting is open until June 15!#NUPES pic.twitter.com/MDspYctwkO
— Chantal Moussa (@chantal_moussa) June 11, 2022
The French community residing abroad votes one week before metropolitan France for the 1st round. The overall turnout, 22.5%, was particularly low. French people living abroad were more likely to vote online. Online voting is open for the second round and will end on Wednesday, June 15.