- She was at the head of the polls and confirmed: Jeanne Barseghian finished the first round of the municipal elections in Strasbourg with 27.87% of the votes.
- The environmental candidate is ahead of Alain Fontanel, Catherine Trautmann and Jean-Philippe Vetter. This could lead to a quadrangular in the second round… unless there are alliances.
- Will Catherine Trautmann join Jeanne Barseghian? The socialist candidate did not seem opposed to the idea Sunday evening.
Long spaced queues at polling stations, record abstention rate (65.65%) and coronavirus epidemic in everyone's mind… Like everywhere in France, the first round of municipal elections took place in a funny Sunday atmosphere in Strasbourg. Before ending with a novelty: the Alsatian capital is ready to go green.
Jeanne Barseghian rides the green wave
The first polls had already indicated it. The passage to the polls confirmed it. With 27.87% of the vote, Jeanne Barseghian finished at the head of the first round. "It's a very good score," reacted the head of the EELV list in the middle of the evening, when the first estimates came out. “It demonstrates a strong aspiration of Strasbourg residents to take into account the ecological and climatic, social and democratic challenge. A little later, she refused to declare victory and was measured. Nevertheless, she could soon become the first ecological mayor of Strasbourg and succeed Roland Ries.
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The Fontanel disappointment
It is the slap of this election. Presented as the favorite a few months ago, Alain Fontanel, the candidate dubbed by outgoing mayor Alain Ries and supported by the presidential majority, was credited "only" with 19.86% of the vote. "The result is not what was hoped for," reacted the candidate LREM to 20 Minutes . He points to "the record level of abstention" and now calls on all those who want a "balanced city" to come together "against the candidacy of the Greens".
Trautmann lift, Vetter fourth man
Who would've believed that ? A month ago, the Socialist Party campaign was overturned by the hasty withdrawal of Matthieu Cahn. Followed by the investiture in firefighter of Catherine Trautmann and many questions. Was the former mayor of Strasbourg going to be able to return to a race started late? She managed a sprint of madness by climbing on the third step of the podium with ... 19.77% of the vote. Or 41 votes less than Alain Fontanel! "It's a score that honors me," reacted the former minister, who could now play the role of arbitrator. Right behind her, and for his first candidacy, Jean-Philippe Vetter was also "satisfied" with his 18.26%. "It is the return of the right and the center to Strasbourg," launched the head of the list Les Républicains.
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A quadrangular or mergers?
Next Sunday, if the second round is not canceled by then, the Strasbourg could still have a choice. Four lists exceeded 10% of the vote yesterday, which automatically qualifies them for the rest. Will Catherine Trauttman and Jean-Philippe Vetter continue or will they ally themselves with one or the other member of the leading duo? The first said it was open to a possible merger of its list. With the environmental candidate? "To see, for example," she replied on the set of France 3 Grand Est, before returning a smile to Jeanne Barseghian. For his part, Jean-Philippe Vetter did not comment. "I have to discuss it with my running mate but it is a problem, we are 65 and we cannot get together. The coronavirus was in everyone's mind yesterday. Funny atmosphere.
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The results of the 1st round in Strasbourg
J. Barseghian (EELV) 27.87%
A. Fontanel (LREM) 19.86%
C. Trautmann (PS) 19.77%
J.-P. Vetter (LR) 18.26%
H. Du Parc (RN) 6.27%
K. Loquais (LFI) 2.97%
C. Cutajar (CE) 2.17%
P. Arbogast (EA) 1.20%
C. Soubise (NPA) 0.82%
L. Broad bean (LO) 0.43%
M. Le Tallec (POID) 0.30%
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