Overview

• Sunday’s second round will oppose UDR’s Pierre‑Henri Carbonnel (about 29.5% in round one) and Socialist Cathie Bourdoncle (about 24.3%).
• LR president Bruno Retailleau told supporters “Pas une voix pour la gauche” but stopped short of endorsing the UDR candidate and said voters would decide.
• Éric Ciotti urged LR in a letter to call votes for Carbonnel, warning that withholding support could elect a deputy backed by the Communist Party.
• The local LR section in Tarn‑et‑Garonne (LR 82) advised electors to vote “en leur âme et conscience,” declining to direct them toward the UDR.
• The by‑election follows the July ineligibility ruling against former deputy Brigitte Barèges for illicit campaign financing, and the UDR is supported by the RN after Ciotti’s break from LR in 2024.