- The first round of the 2020 municipal elections is marked by a record abstention rate of 65.65%, higher in Strasbourg than the national average.
- The environmentalists flew over the first round of the municipal elections and the PS with Catherine Trautmann achieves a good score, almost equal with the candidate LREM Alain Fontanel.
It was announced, it is now confirmed. A green wave overwhelmed Strasbourg, like many other big cities in France, during this first round of municipal elections. Even if the real "winner" is undoubtedly abstention which reaches 65.65%. A sad record.
Green citizen candidate Jeanne Barseghian (EELV-PCF) leads the first round with 27.87% of the vote. Alain Fontanel (LREM) won 19.86% of the vote. Barely a little more than Catherine Trautmann (PS) who, however, made a good comeback for a campaign that was not won in advance. It thus confirms the trend of the latest polls and gathers 19.77% of the votes. Jean-Philippe Vetter (LR) comes in fourth with 18.26% of the vote.
Far behind, Hombeline du Parc (RN) collects 6.27%. Kévin Loquais (LFI) 2.99%, Chantal Cutajar at 2.17%, Patrick Arbogast with 1.20%, Clément Soubise with 0.82%, Louise Fève with 0.43% and Matthieu Le Tallec at 0.30% close the march.
The green belt
The green wave does not only concern Strasbourg. In Schiltigheim, the third city of the Bas-Rhin, Danielle Dambach has been supporting it since 2018. The ecologist was confirmed in his role on Sunday by being re-elected with 55.30% of the vote, far ahead of the candidate Les Républicains Christian Ball (20 , 6%). "The Schilikois show that they want to believe in it, they tell us that we were only two years old and that they want to see what it can do in six years", she reacted, visibly relieved. To the south of the agglomeration, you will have to wait to find out about the future councilor of Illkirch-Graffenstaden.
ALL MUNICIPAL RESULTS
The outgoing mayor Claude Froehly leads the way (31%) but a quadrangular takes shape next Sunday. “There is a real dynamic on the left. When we add the votes, we are at 61% of the vote, "he calculated. By counting on the support of its former assistants Pascale Gendreault (18%) and Richard Hamm (11.7%), who are not acquired. This could benefit the right candidate Thibaud Phillips, in ambush (27.4%), just 200 votes from the head.
At Colmar, Gilbert Meyer reminded him throughout the evening: he was "only 700 votes behind" on his opponent and deputy LR Éric Straumann. "Nothing is insurmountable," assured the one who is seeking a fifth term. Finally, in Mulhouse, the fight also promises to be tight with a quadrangular in the second round. The outgoing mayor and former assistant to Jean Rottner, Michèle Lutz (33.66%) is ahead of the ecologist Loïc Minery (22%).
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