Villeurbanne, May 27, 2015 The town hall of Villeurbanne presented its project to extend the city center, planning to build other skyscrapers, across the courtyard from Emile Zola. -

The suspense is wide open in Villeurbanne (Rhône), the twentieth city in France. This socialist stronghold will remain on the left. Environmentalists have agreed to side with PS candidate Cédric Van Styvendael for the second round. "Around common values ​​and convictions, we are gathered in Villeurbanne", rejoiced the socialist candidate in a tweet.

Around common values ​​and convictions, we are gathered in Villeurbanne. This city may be at the forefront of the ecological, social and democratic transitions that we must lead together #Pourvilleurbanneencommun @beavessiller @EELV @brunobernard_en pic.twitter.com/31xYnzL6xf

- Cédric VAN STYVENDAEL (@cvansty) May 29, 2020

Cédric Van Styvendael, largely unknown to the Villeurbannais, had been designated by the irremovable outgoing mayor Jean-Paul Bret as his dolphin. His list had obtained March 15, 33.30% of the vote in the first round of the municipal election. In a ballot marked by a very low turnout, he was well ahead of the Greens candidate Béatrice Vessiller (27.5% of the vote), while environmentalists had high hopes for this city.

The mayor of Villeurbanne Jean-Paul Bret will not be a candidate for his own succession in 2020. - Konrad / Sipa

The PS had not achieved the union of the left before the first round. With the support of the green vote, his candidate should not have too much to worry about in the second where he will be opposed to the candidate invested by LREM, the current first deputy mayor Prosper Kabalo (14.90% of the votes), only able to maintain itself.

Vessiller second on the merged list

“This is not a device agreement (…). I have always been for a large gathering of left forces, environmental forces and forces of progress ”, justified Van Styvendael on Friday morning.

“In order to put ecology at the heart of our local policies, we considered that the list led by Cédric Van Styvendael was the closest to what we were defending and we, from the day after the first round, looked for a agreement that we concluded after this period of confinement where things were put on standby a little, "said Béatrice Vessiller, second on the new merged list" For Villeurbanne in common ".

The united left and environmentalists will also merge their lists for the metropolitan ballot, where Villeurbanne alone forms one of the 14 constituencies at stake.

The metropolis in the crosshairs

“We are determined and calm. We lead in eight of the 14 ridings. We will naturally continue to rally around our project, "also said Friday to the press Bruno Bernard, the environmental candidate for the metropolis and first in his riding of Villeurbanne.

According to the terms of their agreement, environmentalists will have 12 or 13 places on the municipal list, while the united left will have five places on the metropolitan list and a sixth in an ineligible position.

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