- Martine Aubry leads the first round with almost 30% of the vote.
- Three candidates are in a position to maintain themselves to participate in the 2nd round.
- The abstention figure, over 67% in Lille, reached a record.
For once, the polls (almost) did not lie. On the evening of the first round of the municipal election in Lille, to win the third in order, it was necessary to play Martine Aubry, Stéphane Baly and Violette Spillebout. As it stands, we are moving towards a triangular next Sunday, but the game of alliances could create a huge surprise.
For the first round in Lille, it was written. Martine Aubry, the outgoing mayor, logically took pole position with 29.8% of the vote. "Thanks to the people of Lille who placed me in the lead despite a strong abstention," she recognized. In fact, in an anxiety-provoking context linked to the coronavirus epidemic, more than 67% of voters did not go to the polls. And, in her speech of thanks, the socialist welcomed the will of the voters to want to "make Lille a benchmark for better social and ecological living". A pole extended to the EELV candidate, Stéphane Baly?
The ball is in the court of environmentalists
No doubt, because with his 24.53% on the evening of the first round, the ecologist is spoiled for choice on the possibilities open to him. “It's a historic score, the time for ecology has come. We are ready to rise to our responsibilities, ”said Stéphane Baly after the announcement of the results. For the second round, the EELV candidate does not advance.
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The third to be able to stay in the second round is Violette Spillebout, the head of the LREM list. However, his 17.53% will not allow him to go it alone. “Alliances, we think about it. I spoke with Stéphane Baly these last days. We will see, ”explains the candidate. However, while she said she was open to a rapprochement with Marc-Philippe Daubresse (LR) before the election, Violette Spillebout swept this hypothesis this Sunday evening, refusing any "alliance against nature." "
Will the second round take place?
Several scenarios are therefore possible. Environmentalists could very well join Martine Aubry as it was the case in the past. However, the balance of power is no longer the same and the ball is in the court of the Greens. To get along, the outgoing mayor will have to make concessions, especially on the issue of the Saint Sauveur wasteland, the big stumbling block between the two camps.
EELV also has the choice to maintain itself and go after the win by betting, for example, on the 8.8% of the list of rebellious. Out of the question a priori to ally with LREM, Emmanuel Cau, running mate of the green candidate, having refused this hypothesis on France 3. But whatever the outcome of the negotiations, it is still necessary that the second round is not canceled . A decision that would reset the counters to zero.
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