There was no need to hold a second round in the election for Alexis Corbiere and Daniele Obono. Sarah Legrain, Sophia Chikirou, and Sarah Legrain did not require a second round. These four rebellious French figures, who were invested by the left-wing alliance Nupes, were elected this Sunday in the first round legislative elections.
Alexis Corbiere was the first person to tweet his victory in the middle of the night. With 62.94% of votes, the deputy of La France Insoumise was re-elected from his stronghold in Seine-Saint-Denis (7th district, which includes Montreuil and Bagnolet). Marie-Laure Brossier won 15.99% of votes, far ahead of the majority candidate. We are grateful! Alexis Corbiere wrote on the social networking site, "
Other winning candidates closely followed him. Sophia Chikirou (Ensemble!) was the winner in Paris' 6th district. With 53.74% against 25.62%, "Magnificent election for an activist, who is very responsible to our movement and Nupes. Hooray! Jean-Luc Melenchon, the boss of LFI tweeted "Hooray!
Sarah Legrain also achieved the same feat in Paris' 16th district, with 56.51% vote to Yanis Bacha's 20.44%. With 57.07% of votes, Daniele Obono, the outgoing MP was elected in the first round in Paris' 17th constituency. "Thanks to my amazing campaign team. "I am moved and proud to have been elected in the first round," wrote MP LFI on twitter.
Get Together! Kolia Benie is far behind with 19.91%.
