Overview

• Pierre-Henri Carbonnel won the second round with 52.06% against Socialist candidate Cathie Bourdoncle’s 47.94%, according to near-final figures reported by the prefecture.
• Turnout remained low with about 62.61% abstention, only slightly better than in the first round.
• Observers cite decisive vote transfers from RN dissident Brigitte Poma’s first-round supporters and portions of the LR electorate after Bruno Retailleau urged no votes to the left.
• The result leaves the balance of power in the National Assembly unchanged, as UDR and RN leaders hail the outcome as validation of a unified right.
• The by-election followed the Constitutional Council’s July ruling that rendered former deputy Brigitte Barèges ineligible over campaign finance irregularities.