US EditionMunicipales 2026: the Right Loses Nîmes, Which Becomes the Largest Communist City
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The Gard prefecture turns to the left. Communist candidate Vincent Bouchet took advantage of the postponement of the votes of the LFI voters and came in the lead in front of candidate RN Julien Sanchez and the first outgoing deputy, Franck Proust (LR).
DECRYPTAGE - Managed by LR since 2001, the third city of Occitanie reconnects with the left, Vincent Movet in fact ahead of the RN group. Dispersed in the first round the right and center could not weigh on the vote.
This triangular nîmese with suspense ended on Sunday with a victory for the left-wing union candidate (excluding LFI).
Outside the metropolises, PCF leaders often faced extreme right-wing candidates in the second round. Main success: Nîmes, with Vincent Movet. In the suburbs, the ...
Victory for Vincent Bouget with his "Nîmes en commun" list in the 2026 Nîmes municipal elections (Photo Anthony Maurin) It's official, Vincent Bouget has won! "The battle was tough, long, but beautiful, damn, we did it!" could be heard at Le Prolé around 7:30 pm. We did it. According to one of his running mates, "Yes, we did it! We ran a campaign of truth, we went everywhere, we tried to be honest and sincere in our approach. Nîmes needed soli…
Anthony Brottier and Léonore Moncond'huy during the vote in Poitiers (Symbolic image) (Photo by Jean-François FORT / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images) Getty Images Sunday's municipal elections redrew the political map of several French cities. In Nîmes, Communist candidate Vincent Bouget defeated the National Rally, while Besançon swung to the right after more than a century of left-wing governance. Former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe retain…
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