Lionel Bieder is not at his first attempt. Already in 2002, he ran for the legislative elections in Thionville, “alone and without a political party”, against the outgoing deputy mayor at the time, Jean-Marie Demange. “Result, against all odds, he was not elected in the first round as he was used to,” he rejoices again.
Twenty years later, why is he trying his luck again? “It’s simple: a majority of French people have been voting for almost 30 years by…
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