Accustomed to an uncontested domination of local power, the right and its centrist auxiliaries have become victims of a significant defeat, which will undoubtedly have consequences for the (already delicate) balance put to the test after the presidential election.
Profoundly divided between the social-liberal positioning of the ‘estrosians’ and the clerico-identity stance of Eric Ciotti’s friends, the lieutenants of the two “leaders” of the department had until then been satisfied with institutional power positions (MPs, senators, regional and departmental councilors, mayors, and deputies, etc.).
The new situation caused by the Macronist wave will leave the spoils that satisfy appetites unavailable, which for some represented “the” profession.
Here, some internal balances risk collapsing, especially in the current situation where parties will have to reinvent themselves at the national level.
Following the results of this first round, The Republicans, who held the 9 seats assigned to the department, are already certain to lose 3, and their candidates are unfavorably positioned in 3 others.
The “marchers” will proceed to the second round in all constituencies except one, where they did not present a candidate to “protect” Christian Estrosi’s protรฉgรฉ, Marine Brenier.
The FN confirms its foothold with four candidates in the runoff and 5 in third position.
The complete results in the Alpes-Maritimes (which have no impact on the legislative elections) show the spectacular rise of En Marche, which went from being a “shadow party” to number 1 with 25.37% of the votes.
The former hegemonic party of the department, The Republicans, were overtaken with 22.49%, although one could attribute to them the 4.77% of their traditional ally UDI. The FN confirms its progress with 19.67% while the Insoumis remain below the 10% threshold.
How can we not mention the PS, credited with 1.70% (but in many cases, this party supported left-wing candidates running under other labels): when a party ends up in the hands of “rebels,” who have undermined it from within with their hostile and irresponsible behavior, how do you expect it to end?
