{"id":133715,"date":"2025-05-18T20:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-national-rally-candidate-in-focus-followed-by-the-right-party\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T20:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T20:59:43","slug":"the-national-rally-candidate-in-focus-followed-by-the-right-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-national-rally-candidate-in-focus-followed-by-the-right-party\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Rally candidate in focus, followed by the right party."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n        <picture class=\"article__media\"><source  \nsrcset=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2022\/06\/08\/0\/0\/5656\/3771\/556\/0\/75\/0\/97d6f45_5402057-01-06.jpg 556w, \n                        https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2022\/06\/08\/0\/0\/5656\/3771\/600\/0\/75\/0\/97d6f45_5402057-01-06.jpg 600w, \n                        https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2022\/06\/08\/0\/0\/5656\/3771\/664\/0\/75\/0\/97d6f45_5402057-01-06.jpg 664w, \n                        https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2022\/06\/08\/0\/0\/5656\/3771\/700\/0\/75\/0\/97d6f45_5402057-01-06.jpg 700w, \n                        https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2022\/06\/08\/0\/0\/5656\/3771\/800\/0\/75\/0\/97d6f45_5402057-01-06.jpg 800w\" \n                sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" \n                alt=\"Dans un bureau de vote, le 11 juin 2017.\" \n                width=\"664\" \n                height=\"443\"><br \/>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2022\/06\/08\/0\/0\/5656\/3771\/664\/0\/75\/0\/97d6f45_5402057-01-06.jpg\" \n                 alt=\"In a polling station on June 11, 2017.\" \n                 sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" \n                 width=\"664\" \n                 height=\"443\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/source>\n        <\/picture>\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2022\/06\/08\/0\/0\/5656\/3771\/664\/0\/75\/0\/97d6f45_5402057-01-06.jpg\" \n                 alt=\"In a polling station on June 11, 2017.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">In a polling station on June 11, 2017.<br \/>\n            <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Richard Bouhet \/ AFP<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">In the recent **partial legislative elections** in Sa\u00f4ne-et-Loire, the outgoing **RN deputy**, Arnaud Sanvert, emerged victorious from the first round on May 18. However, he is closely followed by a former **LR candidate**, while the left-wing parties struggled, resulting in their elimination from the race.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"catcher__desc\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__premium\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                Partial legislative elections in Sa\u00f4ne-et-Loire: an **illegible** and **high-risk** election for **RN**<br \/>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<p>\n            <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" \n                    aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" \n                    aria-label=\"Read later\" \n                    aria-describedby=\"article-title-3422818\" \n                    data-article-id=\"3422818\" \n                    data-position=\"lire aussi\" \n                    data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/politique\/article\/2025\/05\/18\/legislatives-partielles-en-saone-et-loire-une-election-illisible-et-a-haut-risque-pour-le-rn_6606600_823448.html\" \n                    data-status=\"\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/><br \/>\n                <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Arnaud Sanvert, whose **comfortable election** in July 2024 was annulled due to counting irregularities, garnered **31.9%** of the votes\u2014slightly lower than the **35%** he received in the first round of the July 2024 election. He highlighted the alarming lack of voter turnout, recorded at **32.7%**, urging constituents to engage in the electoral process. In his remarks to the **France-Presse agency (AFP)**, Sanvert emphasized the need for &#8220;Mobilization&#8221; in the second round, facing off against Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s candidate, **S\u00e9bastien Martin**.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">S\u00e9bastien Martin, the former LR president of Grand Chalon and currently the **Vice-President** of the Department, secured **25.6%** of the votes\u2014substantially more than the **19%** gained by the mayor of Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne, **Gilles Platret**, in the first round of 2024. Martin&#8217;s more moderate profile makes him appealing compared to the far-right Gilles Platret. He responded to the election results by calling for a coalition of local forces to ensure the region has a competent representative in the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">Facing the RN<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">At **47 years old**, Martin overshadowed another former LR candidate, the mayor of Montceau-les-Mines, **Marie-Claude Jarrot**, who managed only **12.5%** of the votes. Jarrot stated she would personally support &#8220;the candidacy that will make the RN beat&#8221; despite her own lackluster performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">On the left side of the political spectrum, **LFI** candidate **Fatima Kouriche** was unable to qualify for the second round, receiving a disappointing **8.2%** of the vote\u2014a stark contrast to her previous performance in 2024 when she obtained **23%** in the first round and **31.5%** in the second round, placing second to the RN candidate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">This local figure, known for her association with the **yellow vests**, suffered from fragmentation on the left, specifically from the unexpectedly strong performance of **PS candidate Cl\u00e9ment Mugnier**, a 26-year-old lawyer and political newcomer. Mugnier finished third with an unusual **16.98%**, insisting this result demonstrates that the left has unified around his candidacy rather than LFI\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Kouriche expressed her disappointment at the results, urging for a **unified front** against the RN, even if she hesitated to fully endorse S\u00e9bastien Martin&#8217;s candidacy. The sentiment echoed in her remarks suggested a growing concern about the RN\u2019s influence, and the need for consolidated efforts to counteract their rising presence in legislative politics.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">\n            <span class=\"author__name\">The world with AFP<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">\n        Reuse this content<br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">Breaking News General &#8211; 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a polling station on June 11, 2017. Richard Bouhet \/ AFP In the recent **partial legislative elections** in Sa\u00f4ne-et-Loire, the outgoing **RN deputy**, Arnaud Sanvert, emerged victorious from the first round on May 18. However, he is closely followed by a former **LR candidate**, while the left-wing parties struggled, resulting in their elimination from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1691,2881,252,315,11081],"class_list":["post-133715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-candidate","tag-focus","tag-national","tag-party","tag-rally"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}