- Coming from civil society, Daniel Richard led the EELV joint list, La France insoumise and the Socialist Party in the first round.
- His decision to join former Republican Yann Lachaud, supported by LREM, is considered "a betrayal" by several of his running mate.
- City mayor Jean-Paul Fournier (LR) came out on top in the first round. He will be the big favorite of the probable quadrangular in the second round.
Daniel Richard, head of list of EELV, rebellious France and the Socialist Party in Nîmes, announced his support for the candidate LREM Yann Lachaud (ex-LR). This list on the left, which started with great ambitions during this election, obtained only 12.19% of the polls during the first round. It ranked only in fifth position, behind the outgoing mayor LR Jean-Paul Fournier (34.34%), the president of the agglomeration of Nîmes Yann Lachaud (15.73%), the communists led by Vincent Bouget (15.68%) and the RN candidate, Yoann Gillet (14.34%).
For the former head of the NGO WWF and boss of the Souleiado company, his choice is the "only chance to see the city bring to Nîmoises and Nîmois a concrete response to climate change and the global crisis". He believes that "ecology no longer has to be trapped in a political shackle". His decision is against the left parties who wanted to ally with the Communists.
Many first round parceliers denounce "betrayal"
His decision was the subject of strong criticism from his supporters during the first round. In a press release co-signed by EELV, the Socialist Party, Insubordinate France, the Republican and Socialist Left, the Left Radical Party, the Citizens Movement, Magna Nîmes, Nîmes Simplement, Catherine Bernié-Boissard and Franck Médina, its partners howl at "betrayal". "How can a man who defended a left-wing environmentalist program in the first round be able to ally himself with a right-wing politician supported by En Marche in the second round?" ", They rail.
They announce that they "will not participate" in the merger of the two lists. Number two on that led by Daniel Richard during the first round in the prefecture of Gard, Sibylle Jannekeyn (EELV) specifies that “the political line of our party prohibits any alliance with LREM. This new list led by Yvan Lachaud cannot refer to our party or use our logo. "
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