Municipales in Marseille: Lfi's Lost Bet in Popular Neighbourhoods

Le Monde

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The "unsolicited" candidate Sébastien Delogu withdrew on Tuesday. In the first round, he failed to mobilize the electorate who brought him as a member of the Bouches-du-Rhône in the National Assembly in 2024.

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Until the last moment, the negotiations continued in several major cities on Tuesday 17 March. In Strasbourg, former minister Catherine Trautmann allied himself with the right center candidate. And the drama in Marseilles: the unsubmissive candidate, Sébastien Delogu, decided to withdraw his list in the face of the threat of the RN.

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By throwing the glove at the municipal elections in Marseille, Sébastien Delogu took, he said, "his responsibilities." Accumulated to the withdrawal, the unsubstantiated candidate had little room for manoeuvre in a game finely played by the outgoing mayor, Benoît Payan.

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LFI MP Sébastien Delogu announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of his list for the central town hall in order to prevent the arrival of the RN. The outgoing socialist mayor, Benoît Payan, assumes his choice not to unite by stating that "the conditions were not met".

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Read the full article on stephaneLarue.com A few hours from the closing of list deposits for the second round, the political landscape is changing. Sarah Knafo in Paris and Sébastien Delogu in...