French expatriates in Switzerland vote for Marc Ferracci
Published: Monday, Jul 8th 2024, 03:50
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French citizens in Switzerland re-elected Marc Ferracci in the second round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday. Ferraci received 34,771 votes from the sixth constituency, which includes Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
The left-wing candidate and member of the SP in Geneva, Halima Delimi, received 23,687 votes, according to figures from the French Ministry of the Interior.
Ferracci was "proud and honored" to be re-elected, as he wrote on the X platform. From Monday, he will be at work defending the French and moving the country forward.
"In the French community in Switzerland, the social democratic left has good chances," Delimi wrote on X. Her party remains "mobilized for ecology and social justice*.
Around 160,000 French citizens are registered to vote in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Switzerland is home to the largest French community outside of France. Ferracci, a representative of President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party, previously represented French expatriates living in Switzerland in the French parliament.
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