Legislative 2024: the mayor of Nîmes gives no instructions for the second round

The mayor of Nîmes Jean-Paul Fournier does not give voting instructions for these legislative elections. Midi Libre – MIKAËL ANISSET

Jean-Paul Fournier, mayor of Nîmes, sends RN and LFI back to back and gives no voting instructions. He says he is angry with the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron.

The mayor of Nîmes Jean-Paul Fournier, as in his last positions, does not give any voting instructions for the second round of the legislative elections. “It is up to the voters to make an informed choice. I reject the RN and LFI back to back. The RN because this party remains driven by excesses and economic inconsistencies. LFI, because it is a clan of communitarian exalted people and there is a great risk of seeing Mr. Mélenchon and his friends enter Matignon", underlines the city's chief magistrate, a figure of the Les Républicains party.

No voting instructions as in 2022

He welcomes the strong mobilization of the French and also regrets the elimination of LR candidates in the 1st and 6th constituencies of Gard: "By taking a risky and winding ridge line, they have shown courage and independence, which honors the Gaullist family. A family that will not die."

Jean-Paul Fournier also blames the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron "who has continued to weaken the traditional parties since 2007 and whose political work is now coming to light". Already, in 2022, the mayor of Nîmes had not given any voting instructions on the evening of the first round.

Furthermore, the Republican senator Laurent Burgoa also announced this Sunday evening with our colleagues from France bleu Gard Lozère that he would not give any voting instructions.