Europe 1 with AFP 9:22 p.m., June 12, 2022
Arriving in the lead in the 6th constituency of Calvados, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne spoke after the first round of the legislative elections.
She notably returned to the strong abstention that she wishes to "roll back" considering that only Together!
was able to obtain a majority.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne came out on top in the 6th constituency of Calvados in the first round of the legislative elections.
With 34.9% of the vote, she is well ahead of the candidate of the union of the left (Nupes).
In her speech, she considered that Together!, who arrived neck and neck with the union of the left in the first round of the legislative elections according to the polls, was the "only political force capable of obtaining a majority" in the Assembly next Sunday in the second round.
While many voters shunned the ballot boxes this Sunday, "our first collective duty is to reduce abstention", she said from the campaign headquarters of Together!
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