François Grosdidier and the RN, Lorraine’s incumbents held the line while the far-right clawed its way into three towns

In the four major towns of Lorraine, the incumbents — François Grosdidier, Pierre Cuny, Mathieu Klein, and Vincent Hamen — managed to hold their ground and secure re-election. But beneath the surface of this apparent stability, the National Rally (RN) quietly cemented its presence, winning three communes: Amnéville, Saint-Avold, and Val de Briey. The lesson is painfully clear: when the left fractures, the far-right feasts. François Grosdidier in Metz, re-elected, but the real story is the left’s self-destruction François Grosdidier won Metz with 50.8% of the vote. No surprise there. The real shock came from the left’s collapse. Socialist candidate Bertrand Mertz, who placed third in the first round, plummeted to fourth with just 14.1% — trailing behind the LFI-Greens union list at 17.3%. A disunited left allowed the RN, with 17.8%, to position itself as François Grosdidier’s main opponent. Between the two rounds, the far-right made zero progress. But they didn’t need to — the left had already done their work for them. Pierre Cuny in Thionville and Mathieu Klein in Nancy In Thionville, Pierre Cuny (Horizons) held on with 45.39%, fending off three challengers who split the vote among themselves. Lionel Bieder (various right) took 24.87%, left-wing candidate [...]

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