6 p.m., this Sunday, June 12, while the polling stations are not yet closed in Chartres, the first activists of the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) begin to meet at La Civette, in the city center of Chartres.
This bar on Place du Cygne was privatized for election night. Quentin Guillemain (Ecology Generation), candidate for Nupes in the 1st constituency of Eure-et-Loir, seems rather relaxed. “How did it vote locally? “, asks Chantal Vinet, former head of the Chartres Ecology list for the municipal elections of 2020, in Chartres. “I don’t have the information, but at the national level, it’s not terrible. People are resigned, ”laments a young activist, his eyes glued to his cell phone.
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Shortly before 7 p.m. Dominique Chanfrau, substitute for Quentin Guillemain, enters, a rose in her hand, which she hastens to offer to the candidate. “I didn’t choose the pink color anyway! “Says the secretary of Eure-et-Loir Ecology, who is also a municipal councilor in Nogent-le-Roi, with a smile.
A quarter of an hour later, the first results begin to fall. Gérard Leray, co-founder of the Chartres Écologie and Eure-et-Loir Écologie associations, comments:
“Quentin, you are ahead of Kasbarian in office 3, in Maintenon. In my opinion, you will be second in the riding. I hope this is the start of a great adventure. But it’s not won yet. »
Gerard Leray (co-founder of the Chartres Ecology and Eure-et-Loir Ecology associations)
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7:30 p.m., direction the prefecture, a few hundred meters away, for the candidate and his deputy, who are welcomed by the sub-prefect of Dreux. Mathieu Gaston (LFI), candidate for Nupes in the 4th constituency of Eure-et-Loir, arrives from Châteaudun. The young activist, who is also participating for the first time in a legislative election, has already understood that he will not be qualified for the second round. This teacher at the Émile-Zola college, in Châteaudun, deciphers:
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The RN is strong in rural areas. We did everything we could. The campaign was lightning. Even if I would have liked to go to the second round, I am satisfied with my score in Châteaudun.
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Before leaving for the headquarters of Nupes, Quentin Guillemain meets his main opponent, Guillaume Kasbarian (Together, presidential majority), outgoing deputy of the 1st district, with whom he exchanges a few words. “Everything opposes us”, loose the environmental activist, in a hurry to find his supporters.
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Already ready to fight again
At 9 p.m., back at La Civette, the 30-year-old, elected opposition municipal councilor in Chartres since 2020, was welcomed to the applause of activists. Many ecologists, but also several communists and some socialists who participated in the campaign for the first round, are united around him.
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“Wait a bit, I’m waiting for the full results, then we can celebrate qualifying for the second round,” delays the candidate. It’s done half an hour later. Quentin Guillemain will be the only one to defend the colors of Nupes next Sunday in Eure-et-Loir. “Are we holding a setting meeting tomorrow for the organization of the between-two-rounds? “Asks an activist, already ready to go into battle.
Helen Bonnet
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