Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin was widely elected in departmental elections in his canton of Tourcoing (North), with 64.98%.

His large victory in the departmental does not, however, eclipse the snub wiped by the macronie in the first round of the regional in Hauts-de-France.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin was widely elected in departmental elections in his canton of Tourcoing (North), with 64.98% of the votes for his various right-wing binomial, facing a left-green binomial.

"Nearly 65% ​​of the votes! With Doriane Bécue, we would like to thank all Tourquennois who renewed their confidence in us in the canton of #Tourcoing. Long live the North, long live Tourcoing!", Gérald Darmanin had rejoiced on Twitter shortly after 8pm , without waiting for the final results.

The pair had already reached 54.11% of the votes in the first round

Almost 65% of the votes!

With @DorianeBecue, we thank all Tourquennois who renewed their confidence in us in the canton of #Tourcoing.


Long live the North, long live Tourcoing!

- Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) June 27, 2021

Gérald Darmanin and Doriane Bécue, who succeeded him as mayor after he won the last municipal election, had already reached 54.11% of the vote in the first round, ahead of the left (28.37%), and the RN (17.25%).

But because of the abstention, the pair had not reached the 25% of the registrants necessary to be elected in the first round.

His large victory in the departmental does not, however, eclipse the snub wiped by the macronie in the first round of the regional in Hauts-de-France, when the LREM list comprising five ministers, including Gérald Darmanin and the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti, had been eliminated in the first round.

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Led by Laurent Pietraszewski, it then won only 9.13% of the vote, its head of the list calling in the wake of voting for Xavier Bertrand, the outgoing ex-LR president. Gérald Darmanin then welcomed the arrival at the top of this personal "friend", at the cost of friction with the Minister of Justice.