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!
“In the face of extremes, we will not give in”
“In the face of extremes, we alone carry a project of coherence, clarity and responsibility,” she said. Without giving voting instructions in the event of a duel between the candidates of the National Rally and those of Nupes, Elisabeth Borne seemed to send them back to back. “In the face of extremes, we will not give in,” she said, referring to an “unprecedented confusion between extremes”, “as had never happened in the political history of our country”.
“Faced with the situation of the world and the war at the gates of Europe, we cannot take the risk of instability and approximations”, she pleaded. Asked about France 2 about the attitude of the majority in the event of an RN-Nupes duel, government spokeswoman Olivia Grégoire had kicked in touch. “I think these are local debates. It’s not a national issue tonight,” she replied.