Before the first round of legislative elections, this Sunday, June 12, Thomas Frinault, lecturer in political science at the University of Rennes 2, goes around the issues in the department of Morbihan where four out of six deputies have chosen to represent themselves. .
“A fight in macronie in the constituency of Lorient”
Thomas Frinault: The situation is interesting to observe in the constituency of Lorient where there is dissent. We can speak of a fight in macronie. The candidate from the left, Liliane Métayer, close to Jean-Yves Le Drian, and officially invested by the presidential majority, faces the mayor of Ploemeur and Vice-president of the Morbihan departmental council, Ronan Loas, probably better known in the territory. than Lysiane Métayer. However, Ronan Loas is also the referent in Brittany of the Horizons party, of Édouard Philippe. This candidacy is therefore in contradiction with the national agreements. There was also a press release from the presidential majority with all its forces to reaffirm that all those who have not been invested and who claim to belong to the presidential majority are usurpers.
The situation in this constituency is revealing of what is happening within the presidential majority in Brittany. There are historical godfathers in Brittany, we think of Richard Ferrand, and Jean-Yves Le Drian, who come from the left and who probably do not want to leave all the ground free in the center right. they also want to defend relatives, in Lorient, as in Brest. “
“A duel in the center in Vannes”
Thomas Frinault: “In this constituency of Vannes, the outgoing deputy Hervé Pellois, a former socialist who rallied to the presidential majority, is not standing again. Vannes is a city that remained in the center right in the municipal elections with David Robo. But Vannes is also a city that grants its votes to the presidential majority. There will therefore be a duel in the center in Vannes, which will be interesting to observe.”