François Piquemal (born 28 December 1984) is a French politician and educator who was elected to represent the Haute-Garonne's 4th constituency in the 2022 legislative election. A member of La France Insoumise, Piquemal ran as a candidate of the left-wing New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES) coalition in 2022.[1] Piquemal previously served as a municipal councilor in Toulouse, Occitania.[2]
François Piquemal | |
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 François Piquemal in 2023. | |
| Member of the French National Assembly for Haute-Garonne's 4th constituency | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mickaël Nogal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | La France Insoumise |
| Profession | Teacher, politician |
Biography edit
Piquemal was born in Besançon. He lives in Toulouse's Patte d'Oie neighborhood.
Piquemal is a history and geography teacher.[3] At the time of his election to the National Assembly, Piquemal served as a member of the Toulouse municipal council.[4]
2022 National Assembly election edit
Piquemal officially entered the race for Haute-Garonne's 4th constituency on September 17, 2021.[3] Piquemal made ending homelessness in France a top campaign priority, stating "It is not acceptable" for people to "die in the streets" in France.[5] As a candidate, Piquemal was a vocal supporter of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's 2022 presidential candidacy.[3]
In the second round of the contest, Piquemal faced real estate company owner Marie-Claire Constans of the Ensemble Citoyens party.[5] Piquemal won the contest with 59.26% of the vote versus the 40.74% received by Constans.[6]
Political views edit
As a candidate, issues central to Piquemal's program were ending homelessness, boosting consumer spending power through price freezes, and environmentalist policies.[5] Amid the historic heat wave in France in June 2022, Piquemal criticized Macron's leadership and stressed that there is an "urgent need to act" on climate.[7]
Following his victory, Piquemal stated that his movement was following in the "footsteps of Jean Jaurès".[6]
References edit
- ^ "France gears up for new battle: Macron v Mélenchon". BBC News. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ "Législatives 2022. Quels sont les résultats à Toulouse ?". Ouest France. 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Législatives à Toulouse : François Piquemal donne le coup d'envoi". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ "Toulouse city council opposition denounces Toulouse town hall's attempt to censor solidarity with Palestine". Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ a b c "Législatives en Haute-Garonne : le face à face entre François Piquemal et Marie-Claire Constans dans la 4e circonscription". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ a b "4e circonscription de Haute-Garonne : François Piquemal de la Nupes rafle le siège de député à la candidate de la majorité présidentielle". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ "Législatives : en Haute-Garonne, François Piquemal et la NUPES visent toujours le Grand Chelem et dix députés". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-20.