Socialist Party Candidate Wins Paris By-Election Amid Low Turnout

Lamia El Aaraje is now elected PS deputy. With 56.56% of the votes cast in the partial legislative elections, the Franco-Moroccan emerged victorious. According to figures provided by the parties, she won the last socialist seat in the capital against Danielle Simonnet (La France insoumise, LFI), who obtained 43.44%. The PS has thus just won a victory, the partial legislative elections being a test for the socialists before the regional elections at the end of June.

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The Paris councilor and elected official of the 20th arrondissement had received the support of Mayor Anne Hidalgo as part of these elections. The priorities of the 34-year-old Franco-Moroccan woman are issues of equality and health.