The Eiffel Tower in Paris. File photoMOSCOW, June 19French Minister of Health Brigitte Bourguignon was defeated in the parliamentary elections in France, Agence France-Presse reports, citing the minister's entourage. In addition, the leader of the parliamentary faction of the presidential party, Christophe Castaner, also suffered a defeat. “I take note of the results of my constituency with great sadness. who trusted me. I wish all the best to Leo Walter (the winning candidate of the left forces — ed.) and our Alpes-de-Haute-Provence,» Castaner wrote on his Twitter account. in your district. According to preliminary data provided by the TV channel, he won 49.13% of the vote in the sixth constituency of Finistère. His left-wing rival, Melanie Thomin, won 50.87% of the vote. According to the channel, Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs Justine Benin was defeated in the second arrondissement of Guadeloupe, where left-wing candidate Christian Baptiste won 58.65% of the vote.
Votes in the second round of parliamentary elections have ended in France, the TV channel reports that the Minister of Environmental Transformations Amélie de Montchalin also failed to win in her constituency. According to preliminary data, she receives 46.3% of the vote in the sixth constituency of Esson, and left-wing candidate Jerome Guedj — 53.7%. On Sunday, the second round of elections to the National Assembly of the country (lower house of parliament) was held in France. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, the turnout as of 17.00 local time (18.00 Moscow time) was 38.11%. According to the ministry, after processing 58% of the ballots, the presidential coalition is in the lead, gaining 35%, the left union led by Melenchon was in second place with 25.51%, in third place — the party of Marine Le Pen «National Association» with 22.38% of the vote.
