Santonian General Election 2019 Results

Kyle · Jun 1, 2019

Welcome to L’Indépendant’s Mercanti-language live stream of the 2019 Santonian general (parliamentary and local) elections. The team responsible for the live blog tonight will be our Mercanti edition assistant editor Anne-Marcelline de Saint-Corentin; our resident analyst Brice-Gauthier Kermadec; our commentator Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint; our Mercanti-language journalists Marie-Marthé Parmentier in Saintes, Jean-Martin Grandier in Côme, and Héloïse Lamontagne-Riester in Nyon; and our Mercanti translator Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles.

Anne-Marcelline de Saint-Corentin
@AMStCorentin

Polls are now closed throughout the Kingdom of Saintonge! The L’Indépendant team will be giving you live updates via this live Fluttr feed. Our official hashtag is #leChoix2019.

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
26,856 ~ 51,220

09:01 PM - 25 May 2019

Héloïse Lamontagne-Riester
@HLamontagne-Riester

This election is exciting. Pre-election polls show the Nationals with a slight lead over the Coalition. Will Mme. Courseaux’s Nationals win enough seats to govern outright? Or will PM Hauteclocque de Champtoceaux’s Coalition gain the few seats needed to remain in power? #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
16,053 ~ 44,152

09:03 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Preliminary data released by the Royal Elections Commission show a high turnout for this years’ election. Extrapolation of the data will mean a turnout of about 90%.

NB: In Santonian parlance, turnout is the number of voters who had made a choice, because everyone is supposed to vote. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
4,260 ~ 8,441

09:11 PM - 25 May 2019

OOC: Yes, polls are closed in Saintonge proper, but you can still vote here!
OOC2: You can post here, in Fluttr format, as long as it's relevant.

Kyle · Jun 1, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

We have our first result! The first seat to declare an official winner is Cenise-6. Former footballer Brice-Cédric Charbonneau (National) wins the seat outright with 79% of the vote. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,512 ~ 4,109

10:00 PM - 25 May 2019

Anne-Marcelline de Saint-Corentin
@AMStCorentin

To clarify @KyleMdeFlesselles’ statement, Cenise-6 is the first one declared to be won outright at the first round. One seat (Saine-et-Loine-18) had issued its official result within the past hour, but that seat was not won on the first round.#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
203 ~ 251

10:02 PM - 25 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Nationals retaining Cenise-6 is not a surprise, given Mr. Charbonneau’s personal popularity and the National tilt of this seat centred in Aulnay-sous-Saintes. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
920 ~ 1,223

10:03 PM - 25 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

@BGKermadec Does this portend a National swing? #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
86 ~ 300

10:04 PM - 25 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

@nm_delerestraint It’s too early to speculate. This is just one seat with a highly popular star candidate. What I’ll be watching out for are the seats in the central plains. If Gaucelin’s agrarian revolt against the National purge happens, we’d see Nationals lose central Saintonge. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
865 ~ 1,554

10:06 PM - 25 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Conversely, I’d look at the east and south to look for possible shifts there, as the Liberals and Radicals are vulnerable in those areas thanks to the pipeline controversy. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
526 ~ 1,205

10:07 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 2, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Deputy Minister of Finance Roméo de Villemessant (Radical) retains his seat in Sarine-8. He is the first Radical to win outright this election. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,020 ~ 5,884

10:07 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Not much movement in Sarine-8 then. Only a 0.42% swing to the Coalition. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,066 ~ 2,410

10:08 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 2, 2019

Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Basses-Alpes-6 is the first seat to be won outright by the Liberals. Liberal Olivier Delescluze scrapes a majority to avoid a runoff. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,056 ~ 3,220

10:10 PM - 25 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Uhh, “scrapes” a majority? There’s an almost twenty-point difference. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
63 ~ 185

10:11 PM - 25 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

@nm_delerestraint @JMGrandier's characterisation is correct. Basses-Alpes-6’s swing is 10.5% away from the Coalition. Delescluze narrowly avoided a runoff. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
216 ~ 440

10:13 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 3, 2019

Héloïse Lamontagne-Riester
@HLamontagne-Riester

Liberal deputy Gérard Thiboulet barely escapes being ejected from the Assemblée in the first round in Bouche-du-Rhâne-6. Mylène Boutonnat (National) led in the circumscription. #leChoix2019

Boutonnat (N): 100,320 (49.8%)
Thiboulet (L): 67,989 (33.7%)
Chamfort (R): 22,623 (11.2%)
Védère (V): 10,622 (5.3%)

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,223 ~ 2,521

10:14 PM - 25 May 2019

Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Prime Minister Jean-Louis Hauteclocque de Champtoceaux wins comfortably in Haine-6. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
7,589 ~ 13,662

10:15 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Transport Minister Gaudéric Ledoult (Liberal) wins in Puy-d’Or-6. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,221 ~ 5,032

10:16 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 3, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

National Party leader and Prime Minister candidate Anne-Douceline Courseaux wins big in Saine-et-Loine-21. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
7,812 ~ 9,892

10:19 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Energy Minister Jules-Antoine Beaumarchais (Radicals) cruises to victory in Simbruins-2. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,052 ~ 2,301

10:21 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Current status in the National Assembly elections. #leChoix2019
Seats declared: 13
N (red) = 2 seats
L (blue) = 4 seats
R (yellow) = 3 seats
V (green) = 0
Proceeds to runoff (white) = 6 seats
Pending (grey) = 417 seats

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,012 ~ 5,198

10:24 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 4, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Jean-Étienne Genêt, the parliamentary leader for the Radicals, is forced to a runoff in Saintes-23. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
905 ~ 2,110

10:26 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Genêt’s low numbers should worry the Coalition. Genêt won Saintes-23 on the first round in 2015. Now it’s heading to the second round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
62 ~ 256

10:28 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Epte-3 is the first seat to flip. Marc-Constantin Desloges (National), the mayor of Fécamp-sur-Epte, defeats sitting deputy Laurent Fabry (Liberal). #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,030 ~ 4,005

10:28 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Despite Prime Minister JLHC winning in Haine-6, neighbouring Haine-3 falls to the Nationals in the first round. Liberal deputy Jean-Marie-Antoine Petiot is defeated by Albéric Jeudon of the Nationals.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,032 ~ 2,615

10:31 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Coire’s hinterlands swing strongly to the Nationals. Haine-2 looks to fall to the Nationals as well. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
504 ~ 978

10:34 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 5, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The Nationals retain control of Chalaronne-2 despite deselecting its incumbent deputy, former National Party leader Marc Gaucelin, after a bitter district party nomination battle. Gaucelin’s renomination bid failed due to his abstention in the Caruhel II & no-confidence votes. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
4,851 ~ 7,556

10:37 PM - 25 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

This must have come as a relief for Madame Courseaux. And a big blow to Gaucelin’s political career. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,851 ~ 3,006

10:38 PM - 25 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Frankly, I’m not surprised at all, as Gaucelin’s attempts to stand as an Independent failed when he didn’t even garner enough signatures to be included in the ballot. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
883 ~ 1,802

10:40 PM - 25 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

To be fair, Saintonge has a high hurdle for Independent candidates – a prospective Independent candidate must have the support of 10% of the electorate in the district. You can’t get the almost 20K signatures needed within the short timetable set by the IRE. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,203 ~ 2,774

10:42 PM - 25 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Nevertheless, Gaucelin’s bluster about the agrarian wing of the party rebelling against the National Party did not materialise. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,302 ~ 3,165

10:44 PM - 25 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

What Gaucelin forgot was that Courseaux has agrarian roots as well. She is a farmer herself! So any advantage Gaucelin had on that part is neutralised. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,405 ~ 3,332

10:45 PM - 25 May 2019

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Héloïse Lamontagne-Riester
@HLamontagne-Riester

Agree with @MartheParmentier. When the Chalaronne Dept. Council rebuked Gaucelin for his absence in the Caruhel II vote, it signified that his base of support had been pulled off underneath him. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,623 ~ 3,995

10:48 PM - 25 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Nevertheless, I believe that Gaucelin’s deselection as the National candidate for Chalaronne-2 may have dented National support. Maybe @BGKermadec can analyse? #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
625 ~ 1,656

10:50 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 5, 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Maybe. Chalaronne-2 swung against the Nationals by 15.4%. Much of that is probably Gaucelin’s personal vote. But I’d like to see the vote in the neighbouring districts to see if the “agrarian revolt” Gaucelin was threatening really did occur. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,685 ~ 3,205

10:55 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

@BGKermadec @nm_delerestraint Chalaronne-3 has now released its result. Chalaronne-3 is retained by the Nationals with 64% of the vote. In addition, Chalaronne-3 is an open seat, its incumbent retired, so personal votes isn’t much of a factor here. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,036 ~ 3,512

11:00 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Thanks for the info @KyleMdeFlesselles. Chalaronne-3’s swing is 5.5% towards the Nationals. So, a move by the rural agrarian central departments away from the Nationals is probably unfounded. Much of the swing against the Nationals in Chalaronne-2 is probably Gaucelin’s personal vote. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,662 ~ 3,748

11:05 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The situation seems similar in Chalaronne-4 as well, where its incumbent deputy was deselected because of his abstention in the Caruhel II vote. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
905 ~ 1,885

11:12 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 5, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Liberal-held seats of Saintes-6, Saintes-15, Saintes-20, and Saintes-22 will proceed to runoff. Nationals leading in all four in the first round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,941 ~ 8,256

10:41 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

This is what’s probably giving PM JLHC headaches right now. Saintes and its suburbs are shifting to the Nationals. Saintes-22 was won by the Liberals outright in the first round in 2015. The swing is massive. #leChoix2019.

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,628 ~ 3,525

10:44 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Just in: Liberal-held Saintes-10 flips to the Nationals. Franck Taradeau (National) wins the seat outright, defeating sitting deputy Yvonne-Odile Lamoureaux-Ombreuse. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,621 ~ 9,088

10:50 PM - 25 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Holy cow that’s a huge shift. Her hashtag #YOLO didn’t work.

#leChoix2019.

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
854 ~ 1,958

10:53 PM - 25 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

That’s not unexpected, Lamoureaux-Ombreuse is one of the most vulnerable incumbents this election, along with Marine LaPlume in the Lisle.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
602 ~ 1,526

10:55 PM - 25 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

That’s a 31% swing to the Nationals you’ve seen in Saintes-10. Granted, Ms. Lamoureaux-Ombreuse was embroiled in scandal during the campaign period... but the swing is still big. Neighbouring Saintes-9 and Saintes-12 may also not even reach the runoff.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
805 ~ 1,895

10:59 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Sébastien Mauconduit, son of Saintes mayor Stéphane Mauconduit, fails to retain the open seat of Saintes-9 in the Liberal column. Nationals win in the seat. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,000 ~ 2,362

11:07 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 6, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Education Minister Marie-Véronique Bouthillier (Liberal), will head to the second round in Saine-et-Loine-6. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,086 ~ 2,451

11:17 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

A Cabinet minister is defeated in his seat in the first round. Liberal Agriculture Minister François-Benoît Poutou loses to National candidate Marc-Childéric Perrault in Côle-9. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,845 ~ 3,845

11:20 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

The Côle-9 race is amusing. Letelier-Congard’s low vote tally is because the Radical voters were urged to “lend” their votes to Poutou in an attempt to force a runoff. The Radical Mayor of Courbevoie, Jean-Pierre Congard (husband of the Radical candidate), spearheaded that campaign.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
856 ~ 1,451

11:22 PM - 25 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Monsieur Congard also lost the mayoralty of Courbevoie. The Force is just too strong with this one.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
905 ~ 2,006

11:23 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The lone circumscription of the Huisne elects Thomas-Isidore Lacassagne (National) as deputy. Thomas-Isidore is the son of Jacques-Ildephonse Lacassagne, the current deputy for the district. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,115 ~ 2,795

11:24 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 7, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Foreign Affairs Minister Paul-Ignace Daudigny (Liberal) loses in Saintes-8. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,112 ~ 4,984

11:27 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

This is what I am talking about. Saintes is moving strongly to the Nationals. Daudigny won Saintes-8 outright in the first round in 2015 – it was a district selected for him because it was thought to be safely Liberal. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
785 ~ 1,856

11:29 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Finance Minister Xavier-Bertrand Vergnet (Liberal), budget cutter extraordinaire, squeaks through the first round in Scyotte-6. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,065 ~ 7,225

11:30 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Scyotte-6 contains the gentrified cores of the cities of Aubeterre & Montmirail + wealthiest part of Neuilly/Loine. Should be very fertile ground for L – but Montmirail and Neuilly/Loine voted N. What saved Vergnet was a 43K margin in Aubeterre – plus some tactical voting by R there. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
603 ~ 1,526

11:33 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 7, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Social Welfare Minister Denis-Emmanuel d'Homme-Dieu (Radical), architect of the many welfare cuts in Saintonge, will face a runoff in Tage-4. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,073 ~ 2,445

11:36 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on Departmental Council Elections:
Basses-Andes: N hold
Arconce: N hold
Avaloirs: N hold
Bourbre: N hold
Côtes-du-Nord: N hold
Dronne: N hold
Epte: N hold
Huisne: N hold
Lauter: L+R hold
Saulx: N hold
Sûre: L+R hold
Tage: L+R hold
Taur: N hold

National: 10 councils
Coalition: 3 councils

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,846 ~ 5,996

11:40 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Nationals regain Rance-4. Malcolm-Alan Kergomard, the son of the district’s former longtime deputy Jean-Pol Kergomard, defeats Henriette-Anne Le Bon (Liberal). The younger Kergomard avenges Le Bon’s defeat of his father in 2015. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
596 ~ 1,263

11:43 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 8, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Saine-et-Loine-15, which covers the erstwhile Liberal city of Royan, sends Communications Minister Giselle Pillet-Dumilâtre (Liberal) to the second round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,065 ~ 2,458

11:45 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Even the Saintes suburbs are swinging to the Nationals. Saine-et-Loine-15 is going to be a close fight in the second round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
132 ~ 406

11:47 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Roer-2 returns to the Nationals. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
305 ~ 778

11:48 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Defence Minister Ludovic Couvier (Liberal) heads to the second round in the Trappes-based seat of Sambre-4.#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
685 ~ 1,943

11:52 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 9, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Green Party leader Laurent Junot heads to a runoff in Semois-1. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,510 ~ 6,774

11:54 PM - 25 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Junot is the most vulnerable party leader. If the Liberals and Radicals do not support him in the second round (which may be likely), he might be defeated by the National candidate. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
795 ~ 2,115

11:56 PM - 25 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Interior Minister Philippe-Rainier de Créquy (Radical), is forced to a runoff in Trieux-3 against Jérôme-Faustin Fresnel de Comborn (National). #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,195 ~ 2,864

11:57 PM - 25 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Malençon mayor Brice-Archambault Coutlée retains Coole-4 for the Nationals despite the deselection of its incumbent, Albert-Marie Laframboise. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
752 ~ 1,709

12:00 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 9, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Ernestine-Guenièvre Thieriot (National), the former spokesperson of Prime Minister-candidate Anne-Douceline Courseaux, wins in Nébrodes-2. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
702 ~ 1,841

12:03 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Her opponents’ charges of her being a “carpetbagger” didn’t stick there in the Nébrodes. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
263 ~ 675

12:04 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

She’s not really a stranger there; her husband, Maximilian Thieriot, was raised in the village of Sainte-Pétronille-des-Nébrodes within the district. They also own a home in Sainte-Marie-des-Nébrodes. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
267 ~ 885

12:06 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Deputy Prime Minister and Radical Party leader Georges Conté de Caunes is forced to a runoff in Capoterre-4. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,845 ~ 10,263

12:06 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

That’s humiliating. Capoterre-4 contains GCC’s hometown and his family’s ancient county and fiefdom. He always won it on the first round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
826 ~ 2,003

12:08 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

The outlying areas of the district swung hard to the Nationals. Towns like le Havre-de-Grâce & Salon-de-Griffonné voted for the Nationals. The city of Caunes remained loyal to its son. Not expecting GCC to lose in the second round if the Liberals transfer their votes efficiently to him.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
795 ~ 2,115

12:10 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on Departmental Council Elections:
Aubrac: N hold
Borgne: N hold
Coole: N hold
Haine: L+R hold
Limagne: N hold
Loine: N hold
Ource: N hold
Rhue: N hold
Sée: N hold
Vesle: N hold

National: 19 councils
Coalition: 4 councils

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,007 ~ 5,326

12:12 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 10, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The Radicals lose the open seat of Simbruins-5 as the Nationals and Liberals secure the top 2 spots in the first round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,859 ~ 5,849

12:15 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Why the Radicals would nominate an ex-con murderer and misogynist is beyond me. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
884 ~ 2,103

12:17 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

@nm_delerestraint: Rodéric du Tertre was acquitted of murder on technicalities in 1979 and in 1983. He is genuinely popular in Saint-Pierre-d’Aveau, where he serves as the local mayor. But he is viewed with disgust by other voters in surrounding area. #leChoix2019

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267 ~ 885

12:20 AM - 26 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Didn’t he brag about murdering at least five people? #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
158 ~ 495

12:22 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

He was acquitted of two; the investigations in the other three were insufficient to link him to them. But Du Tertre currently has a pending case before the district court in Terracine for physical assault of a panhandler and a busker in his town last March. #leChoix2019

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169 ~ 405

12:25 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

That’s what gets Du Tertre into trouble: he rules his town with an iron fist. He throws out what he deems as “undesirables”, with force if needed. This makes him hated in the surrounding towns. #leChoix2019

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199 ~ 495

12:27 AM - 26 May 2019

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Anne-Béatrice Bardeau
@BeaBardeau

Du Tertre also has a foul mouth, from where rape jokes and misogyny comes out. Satisfying that THREE women beat him to a parliamentary seat. #InYourFace #leChoix2019

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8,105 ~ 19,894

12:28 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Du Tertre was also an issue that popped up in Radical Interior Minister Philippe-Rainier de Créquy’s race in Trieux-3. De Créquy was accused of going soft on Du Tertre’s abuses, doing nothing despite the Superintendent of the Simbruins recommending that Du Tertre be suspended. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
652 ~ 1,542

12:29 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 10, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The President of the Departmental Council of the Besbre Marie-Lynette Garnier-Bessette wins the open seat of Besbre-7, which is considered the Liberal stronghold in the department.#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
592 ~ 1,526

12:18 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

That the popular Garnier-Bessette barely cleared the 50% mark is indicative of the strong Liberal lean of Besbre-7. Surprisingly, the city of Bellême, which anchors this district, looks set to elect a National mayor. The last time Bellême had a National mayor was in 1924. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
468 ~ 1,221

12:22 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Deputy Church Affairs Minister Louis-Auguste-François Primeau d'Avennes (Radical), the architect of Saintonge’s same-sex partnership law, is forced to a runoff in Lisle-1. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
302 ~ 815

12:21 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Minister of Labour Jean-Charles Caruhel (Radical) heads to a runoff in Saintes-29. Mr. Caruhel’s labour reform proposals triggered the snap election. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,056 ~ 3,225

12:25 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Saintes-29 is supposed to be a stronghold of the Radicals. A political earthquake is in the making. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
685 ~ 1,636

12:28 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Yes, the political ground in Saintes is shaking. But Mr. Caruhel isn’t probably going to lose Saintes-29 in the runoff. Radical+Liberal vote is 60%. Mr. Caruhel is likely to win in the second round, but being forced to a runoff for the first time in your career doesn’t look good. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
903 ~ 2,884

12:34 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 11, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Nationals retain Lignon-2 even after deselecting its current incumbent deputy. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
206 ~ 864

12:28 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Current status in the National Assembly elections. #leChoix2019
Seats declared: 155
N (red) = 98 seats
L (blue) = 5 seats
R (yellow) = 3 seats
V (green) = 0
Proceeds to runoff (white) = 49 seats
Pending (grey) = 275 seats

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
4,895 ~ 10,665

12:34 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Controversial ex-porn star and “disinformation queen” Esther-Margaux Ouzon (Radical) fails to reach the second round in Saine-et-Loine-16. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
886 ~ 1,856

12:37 AM - 26 May 2019

Anne-Béatrice Bardeau
@BeaBardeau

Does it mean she will now stop baring her breasts? #JustAsking #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,506 ~ 7,884

12:38 AM - 26 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Ouzon thought she can weaponise social media for her ends. Her corrosive rhetoric even cost her a considerable amount of social media followers, many of whom were initially there just for the b00bs.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
903 ~ 2,336

12:39 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

1/2
The distaste for Ouzon was palpable in the Saine-et-Loine. She polled worse than other Radical candidates in the area, getting less than half of the vote as her partymates got:
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
306 ~ 815

12:39 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

2/2
Vote shares of Radical candidates in the northern Saine-et-Loine
Rougier (Saine-et-Loine-1): 13.28%
Moncomble (Saine-et-Loine-14): 14.28%
de Gothaud (Saine-et-Loine-15): 14.71%
Delaye (Saine-et-Loine-17): 13.67%

Ouzon (Saine-et-Loine-16): 6.71%

#leChoix2019

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306 ~ 815

12:40 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 11, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Maverick MP Charles-Ferdinand de Pontleroy is returned to the National Assembly by Saintes-27, this time as a National Party deputy. Mr. de Pontleroy had previously served as deputy for the same constituency as a member of the Radical Party. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,003 ~ 5,940

12:40 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

I wonder how Pontleroy will act. Will he be a PITA for Courseaux?
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
233 ~ 602

12:42 AM - 26 May 2019

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Anne-Marcelline de Saint-Corentin
@AMStCorentin

By his stances, Pontleroy is much more closer to National politics than to the diametrically opposite Radical politics. As he himself said, he was a Radical only because his aristocratic parents were Radical.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
851 ~ 2,003

12:44 AM - 26 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

Aren’t we going to talk about his purported romance with National deputy Marcelline Tréhet? #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
306 ~ 815

12:45 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

That’s not purported, that’s confirmed. Also, it’s old news, and was not a factor in him switching to the Nationals. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
162 ~ 448

12:47 AM - 26 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

That’s what he said.

#leChoix2019

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62 ~ 225

12:49 AM - 26 May 2019

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Héloïse Lamontagne-Riester
@HLamontagne-Riester

lol @MartheParmentier. Interestingly, if you consider that Ms. Tréhet is close to National Partly leader Ms. Courseaux, Mr. Pontleroy may be getting more bang for his buck. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
165 ~ 526

12:49 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Uhm, I don’t think that’s the best idiom to use here, @HLamontagne-Riester. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
102 ~ 595

12:51 AM - 26 May 2019

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(continued next post)

Kyle · Jun 11, 2019

Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

It seems like we are jumping from the cock to the ass. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,003 ~ 4,265

12:52 AM - 26 May 2019

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Hunter Kidlington de Collobrières
@HunterKidColl

Uhhhh, this convo has taken a weird turn. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
203 ~ 778

12:54 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

OMG, @JMGrandier, did you just literally translate a Santonian idiom?! I’m literally dying of laughter right now. The innuendo! #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
230 ~ 716

12:54 AM - 26 May 2019

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Hunter Kidlington de Collobrières
@HunterKidColl

Since Kyle is dying of laughter, allow me to explain for our readers. @JMGrandier used the literal translation of the Santonian idiom “sauter du coq à l’âne”, which means constantly changing topics without logic, in reference to the first part of this convo.

Hope that clears stuff up

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
118 ~ 482

12:57 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

@HunterKidColl Bro, you're still awake! If I die right now, you gotta take over this translation work.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
25 ~ 72

12:59 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Oops, sorry my bad. @HunterKidColl is right; that’s what I meant. This is a live feed, you get what we post on the slur of the moment! #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
256 ~ 684

01:00 AM - 26 May 2019

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Hunter Kidlington de Collobrières
@HunterKidColl

@JMGrandier SPUR of the moment, Martin.

Yes, readers, we are totally real. My colleagues here just need their coffee.

@KyleMdeFlesselles Got your back bro, even though I’m technically on a holiday. But get back to work.

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
70 ~ 186

01:02 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 12, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Nationals retain Haute-Coole-3 despite deselecting its current deputy. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
245 ~ 694

12:43 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on Departmental Council Elections:
Hautes-Andes: N hold
Argens: L+R hold
Aulne: N hold
Besbre: N hold
Côle: N hold
Haute-Coole: N hold
Durance: N hold
Lignon: N hold
Roer: N hold
Sebre: L+R hold
Suippe: L+R to N gain
Vercors: N hold

National: 29 councils (+1)
Coalition: 6 councils (-1)

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,088 ~ 2,659

12:48 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

The Suippe is the first department to change hands, from Coalition to National. This department is the third-best bellwether in departmental elections, after the Saine-et-Loine and the Sambre. It had predicted the national vote winner in departmental elections since 1974. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
644 ~ 1,895

12:51 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Despite a 7.5% swing against him, Public Works Minister Jean-Joseph Michaud (Liberal) retains his seat in Inde-2. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
291 ~ 763

01:06 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 12, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

In what was arguably one of the weirdest races this election, the sibling rivalry in Basses-Alpes-1 is settled as the incumbent Justin-Thibault Beauvisage (National) wins over his younger brother Jean-Thaddée Beauvisage (Liberal) and the unrelated Anne-Caroline Beauvisage (Radical). #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,063 ~ 2,441

01:09 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Justin-Thibault must be so popular and famous the Liberals and Radicals had to run candidates with similar surnames! #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
305 ~ 772

01:11 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Justin-Thibault is popular in this part of the Basses-Alpes. Not popular with his brother, obviously. But from what emerged during the campaign and the local gossip, it’s Jean-Thaddée that has issues, not Justin-Thibault. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
218 ~ 562

01:15 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

It’s worth noting that even though counting in the other 4 Basses-Alpes constituencies hasn’t finished, it looks like Jean-Thaddée will probably have the lowest vote share of all Liberals running in the department’s 6 constituencies. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
295 ~ 665

01:17 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Not unexpected, given the local stories that we hear. On another note, the Radical candidate is of no blood relation, as she is a Beauvisage by marriage only. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
162 ~ 408

01:20 AM - 26 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

This sibling rivalry race was so interesting, but probably very damaging for the family, especially with all the issues and family secrets revealed. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
56 ~ 332

01:21 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 12, 2019

Finn de Flesselles #ViveLesRouges
@FinnDeFless

@KyleMdeFlesselles Your statement is so muted regarding the race, big bro!
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
13 ~ 42

01:22 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Hush, hush, lil’ bro @FinndeFless Trying to work here, they want journalistic standards

Love you lil’ bro. <3

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
7 ~ 62

01:25 AM - 26 May 2019

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Hunter Kidlington de Collobrières
@HunterKidColl

@KyleMdeFlesselles @FinnDeFless Context, please. Might be confusing for everybody else.

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3 ~ 22

01:27 AM - 26 May 2019

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Finn de Flesselles #ViveLesRouges
@FinnDeFless

@HunterKidColl
My older brother @KyleMdeFlesselles and I sometimes talk about these stuff. We can’t fathom what possibly happened to them as kids for them to act like these as adults. As brothers, we believe we should stick together, despite any differences we might have.

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
22 ~ 108

01:31 AM - 26 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

I like this brotherly bond. @KyleMdeFlesselles you should introduce @FinnDeFless to me.

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3 ~ 45

01:35 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 13, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Liberal deputies Guillaume Canrobert & Jean-Robert Grosdidier are defeated in the first round in Doire-3 & Doire-4, respectively. In Doire-2, it still remains to be seen if the seat will proceed to runoff or if Liberal deputy Henri-Luc Molineaux will be defeated in the first round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
208 ~ 455

01:20 AM - 26 May 2019

Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

It seems to be a part of the general movement of the Doire to the Nationals. The Tilly-le-Campagne and Gien areas shifted the most; and the control of the Departmental Council of the Doire is moving from Coalition to No overall control. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
103 ~ 322

01:25 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Liberal deputy Henri-Luc Molineaux is defeated in the first round in Doire-2. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
39 ~ 122

01:35 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Nationals hold on Leir-3 despite deselecting its incumbent deputy, Henri-François Vaillant. Even though Vaillant voted for the no-confidence motion, the district’s National Party convention refused to nominate him, citing his abstention on Caruhel II. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
121 ~ 395

01:29 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

It’s not the end of the Vaillants in the National Assembly. Henri-François Vaillant’s son Timothée won in the Doire. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
77 ~ 306

01:40 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

But Timothée Vaillant’s politics is different from his father’s. The older Vaillant is associated with the old guard and agrarian faction; the younger Vaillant is associated with the Rénovateur faction and the National Youth. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
65 ~ 136

01:44 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 13, 2019

Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Liberal deputy Jean-Arthur Nézondet is defeated on the first round in Haine-2 as the Saint-Gingolph area swings towards the Nationals. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
162 ~ 449

01:30 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Matthieu-Gauvain Lamblin (Nationals), immediate past president of the National Youth and a supporter of Prime Minister-candidate Anne-Douceline Courseaux’s Rénovateur faction, wins the Castelnaudary-based open seat of Haute-Loine-1. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
82 ~ 296

01:38 AM - 26 May 2019

Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

History is made as male-to-female transgender candidate Sacha Brouillette (National) wins the open seat of Saintes-13, previously held by the Liberals. Brouillette will be the first transgender deputy in the National Assembly. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,859 ~ 5,669

01:40 AM - 26 May 2019

Hunter Kidlington de Collobrières
@HunterKidColl

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
762 ~ 1,669

01:42 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 14, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Three Liberal deputies are defeated on the first round in the Dropt. Nationals win the 4th, 7th, and 10th electoral circumscriptions. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
125 ~ 300

01:42 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Like the other departments of the middle Saine valley (the Côle and the Doire), the Dropt lurched to the Nationals. There is also a big possibility that the Liberals will lose Dropt-5 and Dropt-8 too in the second round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
26 ~ 66

01:47 AM - 26 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

The cities of Villefranche-en-Champagne and Senlis voted in National mayors as well. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
33 ~ 74

01:50 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Nationals win a majority in the departmental council of the Basses-Alpes, ending 40 years of Coalition governance. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
698 ~ 1,495

01:43 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Huge shift indeed. The Coalition was all but decimated in the intendancies of Clavenne, Cîterne, and Orsières. Nationals make huge inroads in Novale. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
70 ~ 184

01:52 AM - 26 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

All Saintes circumscriptions have finished counting. Nationals retain their all their current seats and win the southwestern 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th from L and the 27th from R. The rest of the Liberal (7), Radical (8) and Green (2) seats head to the second round. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
915 ~ 2,336

01:44 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

We can say that Saintes and its suburbs will win the election for the Nationals. The southwestern part of the city and the suburbs there swung massively. Looks like the Saine-et-Loine is also shifting big time. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
101 ~ 265

01:57 AM - 26 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

The Saintes mayoral elections end with no overall control of the City Council. Nationals win 43 seats, Liberals 33, Radicals 14, Greens 9. The negotiations begin. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
620 ~ 1,336

02:00 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 15, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Current status in the National Assembly elections. #leChoix2019

Seats declared: 201
N (red) = 155 seats
L (blue) = 6 seats
R (yellow) = 3 seats
V (green) = 0
Proceeds to runoff (white) = 65 seats
Pending (grey) = 229 seats

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,165 ~ 5,112

01:48 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on the seat for Santonians abroad: Liberal candidate Matthieu-Sébastien Lacépède leading for the newly created seat with 10 out of 68 jurisdictions reporting. Unlike seats in Saintonge proper, the seats for Santonians abroad is decided first-past-the-post. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,265 ~ 7,895

01:53 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

We only have 10 jurisdictions reporting, but the result is very interesting. Lacépède’s lead is mainly due to voters in Ponterre and Goyanes, while Voutault leading the Nationals is thanks to voters in Midir and Ilia-Taveris. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
524 ~ 1,385

01:56 AM - 26 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

Voutault and the Greens spent a lot on social media campaigning targeting overseas voters, partially offsetting the fact that the Green Party did not support and abstained on the bill creating this seat. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
612 ~ 1,845

01:57 AM - 26 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

And now paradoxically, it is this seat that they have the best chances of winning, since 3 out of their 4 seats are heading to the runoff (still waiting for Haut-Rhâne). Amusingly, the Nationals are coming in third, which is quite different from what we are seeing in Saintonge itself. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
369 ~ 815

01:59 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 16, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Nationals win a majority of seats in the Departmental Council of the Dropt.

Seat distribution: N-54 L-32 R-10 V-3

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
46 ~ 128

01:58 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Nationals won the majority of votes in the departmental council elections in the Dropt, even in Sens and Villefranche-en-Champagne, longtime Liberal strongholds. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
23 ~ 63

02:01 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Liberal deputy Marine LaPlume, known for her acerbic commentary and coarse language in the Assembly, loses in Lisle-10. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,012 ~ 2,602

02:01 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

LaPlume even polled worse than the Radical candidate.

She really had it when she was caught calling voters in her district “a bunch of dumb farmers who will vote for anyone as long as it’s a Liberal.” #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
253 ~ 586

02:04 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

1/2
Baseline, the eastern Lisle swung to the Nationals as well. This was compounded by LaPlume’s attitude and image problems. The result: she finished 12-14 points behind compared to fellow Liberals who also lost in the neighbouring districts: #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
102 ~ 255

02:06 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

2/2
Vote shares of Liberal incumbents in the eastern Lisle:
Géricault (Lisle-7): 28.71%
D’Aubusson (Lisle-11): 26.81%
Lacour (Lisle-12): 27.56%

LaPlume (Lisle-10): 14.86%

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
16 ~ 46

02:07 AM - 26 May 2019

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Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

Liberals lost the eastern Lisle heavily: the 7th, 10th, 11th, and 12th National Assembly districts go to the Nationals. The intendancies of St-Molf, Nogent/Lisle, Jarrie, and Moncey all gave majorities to the Nationals in the departmental election as well. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
34 ~ 81

02:09 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 17, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Tamise-3, another district that deselected its incumbent National deputy, is retained by the Nationals.
#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
42 ~ 100

02:05 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The Liberal+Radical Coalition retains control of the Departmental Council of the Simbruins by three seats. #leChoix2019

Seat Distribution:
N – 40
L – 31
R – 20
V – 8

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
236 ~ 566

02:08 AM - 26 May 2019

Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

A piece of good news for the Liberals and Radicals after losing the Basses-Alpes. But the Corb and the Sarine looks close as well. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
12 ~ 52

02:10 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

As usual, the Nationals sweep the interior: Casours, Jaillons, St-Janvier, Ste-Avelline. Even Salernes and Livourne gave the Nationals a majority. But the Coalition retained the Simbruins thanks to a majority in Côme, which elects 63 out of the 99 councillors. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
18 ~ 49

02:11 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The Liberal+Radical Coalition also retains control of the Departmental Council of the Sarine by five seats.
#leChoix2019

Seat Distribution:
N – 41
L – 30
R – 22
V – 6

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
9 ~ 36

02:15 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 17, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on Departmental Council Elections:
Basses-Alpes: L+R+V to N gain
Arc: L+R to NOC
Chalaronne: N hold
Dropt: L+R to N gain
Leir: N hold
Sarine: L+R hold
Simbruins: L+R hold
Tamise: N hold

National: 34 councils (+3)
Coalition: 8 councils (-4)
No overall control (NOC): 1 council (+1)

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
689 ~ 1,556

02:19 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Geoffroy de Saint-Astier, the leader of the Liberal caucus in the National Assembly, loses his seat in Trieux-1 to the National Party. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
72 ~ 236

02:22 AM - 26 May 2019

Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

Monumental defeat for the Liberals. The Trieux is supposed to be the bailiwick of the Coalition. Runoffs there usually are Liberals vs Radicals. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
20 ~ 53

02:25 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

De Créquy of the Radicals heading to the runoff in Trieux-3 was already a red flag. My hunch is that this could be a realigning election: Nationals will win massively as they make inroads into traditionally Coalition areas. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
13 ~ 38

02:26 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 17, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Liberal deputy Jean-Édouard Vuilletet is defeated in the Sainte-Menehould-based district of Sambre-6. Vuilletet is the co-author of the proposed Caruhel II reforms that led to the downfall of the Coalition government and to early elections. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,574 ~ 3,885

02:25 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

With that, the Nationals just won the lower house with 216 seats. National Party leader Anne-Douceline Courseaux is likely to become Saintonge’s first female Prime Minister. #leChoix2019

Seats won: 225 - N=216 L=6 R=3 V=0
Seats going to the second round: 72
Seats pending: 133 + 1 (overseas seat)

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,845 ~ 10,568

02:28 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,552 ~ 3,152

02:29 AM - 26 May 2019

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Anne-Béatrice Bardeau
@BeaBardeau

The glass ceiling has been broken! #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
11,516 ~ 25,845

02:30 AM - 26 May 2019

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Anne-Marcelline de Saint-Corentin
@AMStCorentin

This is probably one of the worst defeats of a sitting government in recent Santonian history. #leChoix2019.

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,045 ~ 5,663

02:31 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 17, 2019

Anne-Marcelline de Saint-Corentin
@AMStCorentin

This is probably one of the worst defeats of a sitting government in recent Santonian history. #leChoix2019.

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
2,045 ~ 5,663

02:31 AM - 26 May 2019

Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

How about 1985? #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
13 ~ 751

02:33 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

@AMStCorentin’s assessment may well prove true. When Liberal PM Charles-Martin Perrier des Jarlais lost the 1985 election, he had 20+ deputies winning their districts by the time Arnaud-Gauthier Laënnec’s Nationals won enough seats for a majority. JLHC only has 6. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
384 ~ 998

02:38 AM - 26 May 2019

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Héloïse Lamontagne-Riester
@HLamontagne-Riester

Not to mention the decimation of the cabinet. Radical leader Georges Conté de Caunes was even forced to a runoff in his district. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
81 ~ 758

02:40 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

That’s another effect. As of the last count, two ministers were defeated in their districts (Daudigny in Saintes-8, Poutou in Côle-9), seven more had been forced to a runoff. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
405 ~ 1,562

02:43 AM - 26 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

It’s a bloodbath for the Coalition. I expect recriminations to follow. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
13 ~ 751

02:45 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 18, 2019

Marie-Marthé Parmentier
@MartheParmentier

Nationals win big in the Cenise: all 12 National Assembly seats and 69 out of 99 departmental council seats go to the National Party. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
34 ~ 81

02:30 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on Departmental Council Elections: #leChoix2019
Hautes-Alpes: L+R+V to N gain
Cenise: L+R+V to N gain
Haute-Loine: N hold
Loing: N hold
Margerides: NOC to N gain
Ravennes: N hold
Sambre: L+R to N gain
Tech: N hold

National: 42 councils (+7)
Coalition: 8 councils (-7)
No overall control (NOC): 1 council

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
428 ~ 958

02:35 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

The bellwether Sambre had shifted strongly National. This is probably indicative of the scale of the Coalition defeat. If the Saine-et-Loine shifts strongly as well (which is likely - Courseaux is from there), the Nationals have a big shot at getting a majority in the House of Lords. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
13 ~ 38

02:55 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The tide turns in Beauséjour as longtime Liberal deputy Yves-Lazare Morange is recalled by Rhue-4. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
100 ~ 268

02:38 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 18, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Longtime deputy Alan-Pierre-Gaëtan Tranquille (Radicals) loses his seat in Semois-7. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
78 ~ 203

02:38 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on Departmental Council Elections: #leChoix2019
Aure: N hold
Hautes-Brômes: L+R to N gain
Chartreuse: L+R to N gain
Lac: L+R to NOC
Monce-et-Briance: NOC to N gain
Rance: N hold
Seudre: N hold

National: 48 councils (+10)
Coalition: 8 councils (-10)
No overall control (NOC): 2 councils

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
385 ~ 881

02:43 AM - 26 May 2019

Héloïse Lamontagne-Riester
@HLamontagne-Riester

The Basses-Brômes finalises its results. Nationals gain the 3rd and 5th from the Liberals while retaining the 1st and 2nd. Liberals retain the 8th. The Liberal-held 4th, 6th, 7th, and 9th proceed to the second round, Liberals vs Nationals. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
152 ~ 384

02:44 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

The Liberals will probably hold the 4th and the 7th in the second round. The 6th and the 9th is uncertain; the winner will depend largely on the attitude of the Green voters. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
13 ~ 38

02:59 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 19, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Liberal deputy Jean-Marie de Tilly is defeated in Capoterre-1. Kévin-Justin Montrésor (National), one of the youngest candidates this cycle, wins the seat outright in a department thought to be a Coalition stronghold. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
3,025 ~ 8,445

02:47 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Capoterre-1 is a symptom of the Coalition’s collapse. It was a seat thought to be safe, but the Liberals lost it in the first round. Carqueiranne and St-Raphaël swung massively for the Nationals, and the remaining small Liberal plurality in Gardanne can’t make up for it. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
28 ~ 66

03:03 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on Departmental Council Elections: #leChoix2019
Authie: N hold
Basses-Brômes: L+R to NOC
Boëme: NOC to N gain
Breuse: L+R to NOC
Doire: L+R to NOC
Queyras: N+V to N gain
Scyotte: NOC to N gain
Yerres: N hold

National: 53 councils (+13)
Coalition: 8 councils (-13)
No overall control (NOC): 5 councils

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
299 ~ 645

02:53 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 20, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Leader of the National Party and Prime-Minister-apparent Anne-Douceline Courseaux will be holding a press conference shortly. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
865 ~ 1,856

02:57 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Press conference of National Party leader and apparent Prime Minister Ms. Courseaux happening right now at the National Party headquarters in Saintes. @JPAudeguil is covering for l’Indépendant.

[Translations of the speech follow.]

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,263 ~ 2,669

03:00 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Courseaux: I would like to thank Santonians for placing their trust in me and in the National Party. I am humbled by the outpouring of massive support from the voters and the people of Saintonge. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,065 ~ 2,406

03:01 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Courseaux: I am very much aware that this is a historic moment in our nation’s history: you may have the first female Prime Minister of Saintonge in front of you. I want to be remembered not as the female Prime Minister, but as a Prime Minister who happens to be female. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,429 ~ 2,996

03:02 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Courseaux: Because I dream of the day when people will look past a candidate’s gender and instead look at the candidate’s qualifications, capabilities, vision, and plans. I think today, Saintonge did just that. May this be the first step to true gender equality. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,856 ~ 4,526

03:03 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Courseaux: Santonians wanted change from the fractious infighting and self-serving agendas of the Coalition. We will bring stability to the nation, steadiness of policies, onwards to progress. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,002 ~ 2,152

03:05 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Courseaux: The election is not yet over - there are more seats that will decide next month. Go out and vote! Vote for stability and progress! #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
1,103 ~ 2,705

03:07 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle · Jun 20, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Another cabinet minister forced to a runoff. Liberal Environment Minister Sylvie-Marie Beiler, who was appointed after the Greens left government, will face National candidate Justin Rapp in the second round in Haute-Bléone-1. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
163 ~ 503

03:11 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Haute-Blone-1 is going to be one close fight in the runoff. If the Nationals are able to win all the Green voters, Haute-Bléone-1 may fall to National hands for the first time since 1940. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
123 ~ 458

03:14 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

The situation seems similar in the other electoral circumscription of the Haute-Bléone. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
85 ~ 205

03:16 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Science and Technology Minister Oscar Sauvage (Liberal) loses in Queyras-2. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
595 ~ 1,230

03:20 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

The budget cuts to science and technology funding did really cut Sauvage’s support. Even the normally apolitical scientist organisations campaigned against him. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
162 ~ 466

03:24 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Jean-Ragnebert Roch (Radical), an ex-priest-turned-deputy, is forced to a runoff in Trieux-4. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
26 ~ 135

03:23 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 21, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Liberal+Radical Coalition loses their majority in the Departmental Council of the Corb. #leChoix2019

Seat Distribution:
N – 49
L – 30
R – 16
V - 4

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
458 ~ 1,223

03:26 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Seismic shift in the Corb, which used to be a Coalition stronghold. Nationals become the largest party. The attitude of the Greens will be the key for the next government in the Corb. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
328 ~ 774

03:29 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

After the eastern departments, Coalition leaders look nervously to the south, as the Bouche-du-Rhâne is also very close. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
205 ~ 558

03:30 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Things are going really bad for the Coalition; it looks like they’re losing their bailiwicks.

#leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
708 ~ 1,695

03:32 AM - 26 May 2019

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Jean-Martin Grandier
@JMGrandier

This election is easily turning into a rout for the Coalition. The Corb had not seen a National government since 1944; the Bouche-du-Rhâne since 1984. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
284 ~ 776

03:34 AM - 26 May 2019

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Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Current status in the National Assembly elections. #leChoix2019

Seats declared: 357
N (red) = 252 seats
L (blue) = 10 seats
R (yellow) = 5 seats
V (green) = 0
Proceeds to runoff (white) = 90 seats
Pending (grey) = 73 seats

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
984 ~ 2,652

03:35 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Inde-1 and Inde-3, both held by Liberals, head to the runoff. Inde-3 leans National in the second round; Inde-1 is a tossup. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
162 ~ 466

03:33 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle · Jun 22, 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

Update on Departmental Council Elections: #leChoix2019
Baltée: L+R to NOC
Basse-Bléone: N hold
Corb: L+R to NOC
Inde: L+R hold
Lisle: L+R to N gain
Puy-d’Or: NOC to N gain
Semois: L+R to NOC
Trieux: L+R hold

National: 56 councils (+15)
Coalition: 10 councils (-17)
No overall control (NOC): 8 councils (+2)

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
758 ~ 1,923

03:38 AM - 26 May 2019

Kyle MacTaggart-de Flesselles
@KyleMdeFlesselles

President of the National Assembly Jean-Claude Arrivé exits the National Assembly after a shock first-round defeat to National candidate Joshua-Nathanaël Clouatre in Corb-6. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
588 ~ 1,185

03:41 AM - 26 May 2019

Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

Real shock indeed. The last sitting Assembly President to be ousted from his seat in an election was Théophile Laffitte in 1834. Laffitte failed to win a seat in the Baltée as his Revolutionary Party was swept out of power. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
405 ~ 1,336

03:44 AM - 26 May 2019

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Anne-Marcelline de Saint-Corentin
@AMStCorentin

That just shows how massive the National win is. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
125 ~ 325

03:47 AM - 26 May 2019

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Nicolas-Martin Delerestraint
@nm_delerestraint

Laffitte’s defeat was even back then when Saintonge was using proportional representation for Parliament. The current circonscription system means that incumbents have their connections with the district – voters select an individual, not a party. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
134 ~ 408

03:50 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

@nm_delerestraint is right. Corb-6, on paper, has long been ripe for a National win; Liberals held it for long only because Arrivé is the candidate. But the shine rubbed off Arrivé when he became president of the lower house, and so Corb-6 turned its back on him. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
480 ~ 1,112

03:54 AM - 26 May 2019

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Brice-Gauthier Kermadec
@BGKermadec

The southern suburbs of Plaisance had been moving to the Nationals for quite some time, thanks to newcomers to the area and changes in the petroleum industry (big industry in the area). In fact, the city of Saint-Cédric today elected a National Party mayor too. #leChoix2019

REFLUTTS ~ FAVORITES
366 ~ 9,225

03:58 AM - 26 May 2019

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