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Marine Tondelier Secures Second Term as Leader of Les Écologistes

Re-elected with 73% of the vote, Tondelier strengthens her faction’s control amid ongoing internal disputes over party rules and democracy.

Marine Tondelier largement réélue à la tête des Écologistes
Réélue samedi 19 avril 2025 au poste de secrétaire nationale du parti Les Écologistes, Marine Tondelier (ici en janvier dernier) est parvenue à incarner dans l’opinion politique l’écologie politique
Marine Tondelier (c) lors d'un rassemblement de son parti à Paris le 6 avril 2025
Marine Tondelier est parvenue à se faire réélire dès le premier tour secrétaire nationale des Écologistes avec 73 % des voix.

Overview

  • Marine Tondelier was re-elected as secretary general of Les Écologistes on April 19, 2025, with 73% of votes in the first round, from a 49% turnout of 6,700 voters.
  • Tondelier’s faction, Le Collectif, secured 8 out of 12 seats in the party’s political bureau, consolidating her leadership within the party.
  • Key challengers Karima Delli, Florentin Letissier, and Harmonie Lecerf Meunier garnered 13%, 8%, and 6% of the vote, respectively.
  • Sandrine Rousseau failed to gain a seat on the political bureau, while Éric Piolle faces a second round to secure a spokesperson position.
  • Critics within the party continue to allege that recent electoral rule changes were designed to favor Tondelier, raising concerns about internal democracy.