Nathalie Oziol, ce dimanche soir, entourée de militants au bar des Lilas à Figuerolles.JMMAR20240701 Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

La députée sortante de La France insoumise a été facilement réélue sur la seule circonscription entièrement montpelliéraine. Elle obtient 58,22 % des voix, loin devant Robert Le Stum (Ensemble), 17, 04 % et la candidate du Rassemblement national, Falvia Mangano, 16,97 %.

It is a barrier against the wave of the National Rally observed in almost all the other constituencies of Hérault. Outgoing MP Nathalie Oziol, candidate for the New Popular Front, was largely re-elected this Sunday in Montpellier with 58.22% of the vote.

Very strong participation

What was a possibility, given the favorable results obtained by rebellious France during the European elections, turned into reality this Sunday: a re-election in the first round, with more 15,000 votes ahead of his main opponents, the representative of the presidential majority, Robert Le Stum (17.04%) and the candidate of the National Rally, Flavia Mangano (16.97%) .

Close to Jean-Luc Mélenchon, an activist for France Insoumise since 2016, Nathalie Oziol thus consolidates her presence in a territory which notably includes the districts of La Paillade and Cévennes. A much more mobilized constituency with a participation of 63.13% when it had been 43.48% in June 2022. Unlike this previous election, Nathalie Oziol did not, this time, have any dissident candidacy facing her, which most certainly favored her re-election. With more than 15,000 votes ahead of its competitors, it was the big beneficiary of this upsurge in participation. "I observed that many young people from working-class neighborhoods had gone to vote. It is these popular sectors of society that are bringing down the extreme right. We see that we are faced with two societal choices" explains the elected official.

Without the support of Michaël Delafosse

This victory confirms the very left-wing anchoring of Montpellier, already observed during the presidential elections and a few weeks ago during the European elections. The city was the only one in France to place France Insoumise candidate Manon Aubry in the lead with Lille and Strasbourg. "We are in the continuity of this dynamic" adds Nathalie Oziol.

During this lightning campaign, Nathalie Oziol, however, never received the support of Mayor Michaël Delafosse, unlike her colleague from the eighth constituency Sylvain Carrière. Many differences oppose the two elected officials, particularly on the question of support for the population of Gaza. His re-election in the first round permanently established him in the Montpellier political landscape.

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