Having come out on top in the first round of the legislative elections, Louis Boyard is engaged in a three-way race in the second round in the 3rd constituency of Val-de-Marne to keep his place as a deputy. What score can he hope for this Sunday?
He was the favorite, and this was confirmed at the polls. Louis Boyard, candidate of the New Popular Frontwas placed in the lead in the first round of the legislative elections by voters in the 3rd constituency of Val-de-Marne. The young MP is credited with 42% of the votes, far ahead of Arnaud Barbotin, the candidate supported by Marion Maréchal (27%) and the candidate Together (presidential majority) Loïc Signor (23%) who decided to stay in order to “convince that a third way exists”, thus setting aside the recommendations of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to withdraw in the event of a candidate coming third Together to block the RN and support a single so-called “republican” candidate.
This is why, despite his very good position before this second round, the game is not yet won for Louis Boyard. He certainly appears in a favorable ballot, but will not be able to benefit from the transfer of votes from the candidate of the presidential majority because of this three-way race in Val-de-Marne. If he retains his status as favorite because of his good score in the first round, nothing is decided in this constituency.Below is a first projection of the new National Assembly according to the pollster Ipsos Talan.
What is Louis Boyard’s (NFP) background?
Louis Boyard was quickly drawn into political life. Indeed, the 22-year-old MP started by joining the former UNL student union at the age of 17, which fought for “equal opportunities”. In 2019, he became known on Twitter by taking on the former Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, on the sidelines of a yellow vest demonstration. The unionist accused the police of having “broken” his foot following a shot from an LBD (Defense Ball Launcher, editor’s note)”. He then received the support of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
In September 2022, the young man indicated that he was putting aside his academic studies to devote himself to his mandate as a deputy, as reported by the media 20 Minutes. Indeed, the bar will come after the benches of the hemicycle because Louis Boyard is an LFI deputy for Val-de-Marne, he who obtained 51.98% of the votes cast in the second round in June 2022. The latter has now been invested by the New Popular Front for these early legislative elections.