- The second round of municipal elections is scheduled to take place on June 28.
- The deadline for filing a list was Tuesday evening.
- 20 Minutes focuses on four cities in Hauts-de-France where nothing is played.
Citizen ballot boxes. We now know that the second round of municipal elections will take place on June 28. After a break of more than three months due to the coronavirus epidemic, voters will therefore have to return to the voting booth in the cities where the candidates were unable to decide on March 15. 20 Minutes takes stock of the situation in four municipalities in Hauts-de-France where anything can still happen.
Brigitte Fouré in danger in Amiens
The last deadline to file his candidacy in prefecture for the second round of the municipal election was set for Tuesday evening. Administratively, the games are therefore made. There are just over three weeks left for candidates to convince voters to vote for them. In Amiens, in the Somme, the outgoing mayor, Brigitte Fouré (UDI), is clearly in danger. Credited by less than 30% during the first round, it is followed by the various left list "Amiens c'est l'tien" led by Julien Pradat (25.5%). Arriving in 3rd position with 11.06%, the candidate without label Renaud Deschamps maintained himself. Everything will therefore be played with possible carryover of votes from the other five lists present in the first round. The environmental candidate, Christophe Porquier (9.75%), gave no voting instructions.
Call to the RN dam at Bruay
Bruay-la-Buissière, in Pas-de-Calais, is one of the municipalities in which the National Rally (RN) came first on March 15. With its 38.56%, the candidate of the ex-National Front, Ludovic Pajot, had a small lead over Bernard Cailliau (without label - 34.48%). The latter however did not conclude any alliance between two rounds and leaves with the same list. He should largely benefit from the postponement of the voice of the outgoing mayor, Olivier Switaj, who came in third with 22.1%, who decided to withdraw “to block the RN. "
Family affair in Hautmont
At Hautmont, in the North, the uniqueness of two of the candidates had already been the subject of an article in 20 Minutes . The outgoing mayor, Joël Wilmotte (LR), is opposed to his own son, Stéphane (DVD). At the end of the first round, the father came out first with 46.76% almost ten points behind his son (37.46%). And the atmosphere is rather tense between the two. In the midst of an epidemic, the Hautmont town hall indeed refused a lot of protection against the coronavirus given by Stéphane Wilmotte. Arrived third and qualified for the second round, the candidate of the rebellious France (LFI), Anthony Larroque, decided to join Stéphane Wilmotte. Thanks to the more than 15% of his new ally, the son can hope to succeed his father.
Abbeville "winnable" by the RN?
The voters of Abbeville will have, on June 28, the choice between no less than four candidates. In this town, where the outgoing mayor Nicolas Dumont did not stand for re-election, the latter's foal, Aurélien Dovergne (LREM - 28.54%), is not a favorite. He was just ahead of Pascal Demarthe (UDI - 31.23). In the same pocket square, Angelo Tonolli (DVG) points in 3rd position with just over 20%. The National Gathering also held for a second round with 14.39% of the vote. The differences are so small that a quadrangular could well benefit the RN, which also classified Abbeville among the “winnable” cities.
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