Eddy Casterman (born 28 July 1996) is a French politician from the National Rally.

Eddy Casterman
Member of the National Assembly
for Aisne's 3rd constituency
Assumed office
18 July 2024
Preceded byJean-Louis Bricout
Personal details
Born (1996-07-28) 28 July 1996 (age 27)
France
Political partyRN (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
LR (until 2021)
REC (2021–2024)

Biography

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In 2020 he succeeded Erik Tegnér [fr] as the head of the collective “Racines d’avenir”.[1] He was elected in 2020 in the municipality of Englos with 188 votes.[2] He simultaneously held this position as a parliamentary attaché to Orne senator Vincent Segouin [fr] of the Les Républicains party. He separated from him on 10 December 2021 when Casterman became involved in Éric Zemmour's campaign in the 2022 French presidential election.[3][4] While he was deputy for school affairs in the commune of Englos, he stood for Reconquest in Nord's 11th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election where he obtained 3.36% of the votes cast.[5]

During the 2024 French legislative election, he was elected in Aisne's 3rd constituency with 57.6% of the vote defeating the outgoing MP Jean-Louis Bricout who obtained 37.6% of the vote in the first round.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Guillebon, Jacques de (10 September 2020). "Eddy Casterman : « Nous avons l'ambition de voir parmi nos membres de nouveaux élus locaux »". L'Incorrect (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Résultats des municipales de 2020, commune d'Englos".
  3. ^ "Politique. Le sénateur LR de l'Orne se sépare de son attaché parlementaire qui a passé une soirée avec Zemmour". ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ GOURARI, Narjisse EL (10 December 2021). "Orne. Le sénateur LR Vincent Segouin limoge son attaché parlementaire après sa soirée avec Zemmour". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Elections législatives 2022 > Nord (59) > 11ème circonscription".
  6. ^ "Direct. Résultats 1er tour Législatives 2024 dans l'Aisne, l'Oise et la Somme : la gauche perd une circonscription face au RN". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.