Olivier Véran announces that he is not a candidate – Libération

The former Minister of Health and government spokesperson Olivier Véran announced this Tuesday evening, November 5, that he would not run again in the partial legislative elections in Isère.

We will not see Véran again. The former Minister of Health and government spokesperson Olivier Véran announced this Tuesday evening, November 5, that he would not run again in the partial legislative election of Isère, vacant since the resignation of the man who beat him in July, the ex-LFI Hugo Prévost. “I will not be a candidate in the partial legislative election which will be held in the 1st constituency of Isère”wrote the former minister on “with a clear head, after twelve years of local and national mandates carried out with beating force”.

I will not be a candidate in the partial legislative election which will be held in the 1st constituency of Isère. These last few months have allowed me to think with peace of mind, after twelve years of local and national mandates carried out at full speed. I never considered the…

— Olivier Véran (@olivierveran) November 5, 2024

Saying that I don’t have “never considered politics as a career”Olivier Véran, recently converted to aesthetic medicine, explains that he wants “serve [son] country differently” and commit “differently”. “It is time for me to take a step back, beneficial, necessary”he continues, but “this is not goodbye”car “in politics, Neverthat means not right away». The former Macronist deputy specifies that Camille Galliard-Minier, who replaced him when he himself was minister, “wishes to run as a candidate and we will support her with all our strength”.

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The candidate of the New Popular Front in Matignon, Lucie Castets, had for a time considered running in this constituency, before giving up. The Insoumis demanded that she sit within their group. The dates of this partial legislative are not yet known.