- In the Pink City, the coronavirus effect had a big negative effect on the mobilization of voters. The participation is 36.6% against 52.21% in 2014.
- As expected, Jean-Luc Moudenc (LR, supported by LREM) came out on top with 36% of the vote.
- But he has few reserves of votes, and expects a second round "extremely tight" when the total of the lists on the left compatible exceeds 50%.
- Ecologist Antoine Maurice becomes the official challenger. He has every chance if he succeeds in the union of the left.
The Battle of the Capitol has so far not fascinated the pollsters, as Jean-Luc Moudenc (LR, supported by LREM), the outgoing mayor, was given a favorite. But the people of Toulouse, and no doubt also the coronavirus given their participation at half mast, came not to thwart the prognoses but to certainly rekindle the suspense.
A more detailed analysis of this first round of municipal elections will tell whether it was the elderly, usually diligent, who decided to stay at home or whether the families took advantage of the spring weather to get some fresh air in anticipation of the great confinement. . The fact is that only 37% of voters in Toulouse went to the polls. While they were 52% to do their civic duty in 2014. "We are the list which suffers the most from the collapse of participation", affirms without bluntness the outgoing councilor.
Jean-Luc Moudenc at the head, but with few reservations
Despite this observation and as expected, Jean-Luc Moudenc takes the lead. But he is credited with a score of 36%. A good result but in the low range for those who have no ally to merge. Even if he strengthens his security discourse, as he did in the last straight line, the reserves are quite weak on the right: the centrist Franck Biasotto (supported by the MoDem) is credited with less than 3% and the RN Quentin Lamotte, who dreamed of bringing elected officials back from his obedience to the Capitol, did not pass the 5% mark. The outgoing therefore calls the abstainers to a jump to "prevent the arrival of an irresponsible Melenchonist left at the controls".
Ecologist Antoine Maurice, more than serious challenger if he makes the union
"It is the first time in history that in Toulouse, the left is more than 50% in the first round." The analysis is by Pierre Cohen, (Generation. S), the ex-mayor of Toulouse, who prefers to see the glass half full when his own score (6%) does not allow him to maintain himself. But he takes note and will start discussions with Antoine Maurice, the title challenger on which now rests all the hopes of the left.
The ecologist, at the head of the original Archipel citizen list, is credited with 27-28% of the vote. It is now up to him to lead the negotiations and he promises to do so without delay. "A new era is opening for Toulouse, more ecological and more united," he launched on Sunday evening.
Discussions will be easier with Pierre Cohen than with socialist Nadia Pellefigue (UNE, PCF, PRG). The candidate, author of a score of 18.5%, but who has seen her hopes of being mayor of Toulouse vanished, has a harder tooth. "You always have to look for ways," she says. It is a duty to look for them, but finding them is only partly up to us. She is particularly campaigning for the second round to be canceled.
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