“In Belgium, the result of the first round of the French legislative elections contradicted the cliché of wealthy exiles”

French legislative elections also take place outside France, and in particular in the Benelux constituency. In this territory, in the first round, Cécilia Gondard, candidate of the Nupes (New Popular Ecological and Social Union) obtained the second score. But in Belgium more specifically, the representative of the left collected the most votes, beating the Macronian candidate. How to explain it? Interview.

Juliet Raynal

Published on 2022-06-09 at 11:09 p.m. – Updated 2022-06-09 at 11:13 p.m.

On the territory of the Benelux, ten French candidates clashed, on June 5, during the first round of the legislative elections. The outgoing MP Pieyre-Alexandre…