MELENCHON. The candidate of France Insoumise finished in 3rd position in this presidential election with 21% of the vote, an insufficient result to reach the 2nd round.
21:14 – 24.67% of the vote for Jean-Luc Mélenchon in Angers
The Ministry of the Interior announces that Jean-Luc Mélenchon obtained 24.67% of the votes in Angers according to the final results. The LFI candidate finishes in second position in the city of Maine-et-Loire behind Emmanuel Macron (35.01%).
21:10 – 21.1% for Jean-Luc Mélenchon according to the latest estimate
Ipsos-Sopra Steria’s latest estimate for France 2 gives Jean-Luc Mélenchon at 21.1%. Unveiled at 9 p.m., it thus raises the score of the candidate of rebellious France, without however closing its gap with Marine Le Pen (23.4%).
21:07 – 10.53% for Jean-Luc Mélenchon in Cassis
The results of the first round of the presidential election, city by city, are trickling in. The Ministry of the Interior unveiled the results in Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône). Jean-Luc Mélenchon won 10.53% of the vote there, finishing behind Emmanuel Macron (33.67%), Marine Le Pen (22.14%) and Eric Zemmour (14.64%).
21:03 – Towards a passing of witness by Jean-Luc Mélenchon?
During his speech, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, it seems, sent a message about a possible handover: “I don’t look good or want to be comforted. I know my duty. struggle continues. We say to all those who until now have not wanted to hear it, here is France. We have a strategy: the popular pole. We have a program, we have other elections, we will hold each step our rank. The young people will say to me, ‘So we haven’t got there yet?’. Do better.”
20:59 – “Our result is exceptional” says Adrien Quatennens
On France 2, Adrien Quatennens, deputy LFI, estimated that “the voters voted for a sharing of wealth, and to avoid the worst at the ecological level. Our construction is a point of support for the future. Our result is exceptional. ” He also judges that “tonight’s poster does not condition anything next.”
8:50 p.m. – “Not a single voice for Mrs. Le Pen” launches Jean-Luc Mélenchon
In line with the announcements of his relatives, Jean-Luc Mélenchon gave his voting instructions: “do not give a single vote to Mrs. Le Pen”, he repeated three times.
20:49 – Jean-Luc Mélenchon obtains 26.05% of the vote in Limoges
In Limoges, all the polling stations were counted. Jean-Luc Mélenchon obtained 26.05% of the votes announced by the Ministry of the Interior, placing himself in second position behind Emmanuel Macron (27.82%) and ahead of Marine Le Pen (19.73%).
20:46 – “A social emergency message” sent by Overseas
Jean-Luc Mélenchon mentioned his scores in Overseas which, according to him, would be favorable to him: “this morning, I got the results from Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana, which from the 1st round m elected for president. It is a message of social emergency.” And to add: “I understood the meaning of their decisions: exasperation and the feeling of having entered a state of social ecological emergency but also political as we saw this evening: “the picture that you have seen this evening which is not of our making but of that of this strange system of drawing lots.
20:45 – “A new page is opening” declares Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Jean-Luc Mélenchon begins his speech at the podium: “a new page of the fight opens, we will approach it in the pride of the work accomplished, this immense force that we have built with our hands.”
20:43 – Jean-Luc Mélenchon acclaimed by his supporters
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is acclaimed by activists. Inside and outside the one-night HQ, the LFI candidate receives long and hearty applause. “Jean-Luc! Jean-Luc!” chant his supporters who remained in front of the Cirque d’Hiver. “Popular Union! Popular Union!” Launch, for their part, those present in front of the stage inside.
20:40 – Jean-Luc Mélenchon will speak
Jean-Luc Mélenchon will speak. The candidate of La France insoumise arrived at the podium at the Cirque d’Hiver. He will speak in front of his supporters.
20:39 – “Let’s be proud” greets Manon Aubry
On Twitter, Manon Aubry, LFI MEP, praised Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s score on Twitter: “Thank you to the 20% of citizens who carried Jean-Luc Mélenchon to the gates of the 2nd round. Fruit of a mobilization campaign & of hope on a project that brought together the people of the left. Let’s be proud of it & build on what has risen & must not fall!”
20:36 – “Not a voice for the far right” adds Clémentine Autain
On the set of TF1, Clémentine Autain spoke of “a score, an exceptional performance”, judging that “something has risen in this country.” The LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis called, like Alexis Corbière, to block Marine Le Pen: “we say to our voters: not a voice for the far right.”
8:33 p.m. – Yannick Jadot booed in turn by LFI activists
Following Fabien Roussel’s speech, Yannick Jadot’s speech was broadcast on the giant screen installed in front of the Cirque d’Hiver, a rallying point for LFI activists this evening. Supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon also booed the environmentalist candidate, some accusing him of being “responsible” for the defeat of their candidate.
20:31 – “It was played with little”, regrets Alexis Corbière
Commenting on the results of the first round, Alexis Corbière, support of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, delivered his analysis of the political landscape, judging that “there are today 3 major political forces in France.” According to the deputy, “Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the Popular Union could have been in the 2nd round. The elected official wanted to “thank all those who voted for us, we must now stay together.”