François Piquemal

François Piquemal (Born 28 December 1984 in Besançon) 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
François Piquemal in 2023.
Member of the French National Assembly for Haute-Garonne's 4th constituency
Assumed office
19 June 2022
Preceded byMickaël Nogal
Personal details
Political partyLa France Insoumise
ProfessionTeacher, politician

Biography

A resident of Toulouse's Patte d'Oie neighborhood, Piquemal is a career 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

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

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
  1. "France gears up for new battle: Macron v Mélenchon". BBC News. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. "Législatives 2022. Quels sont les résultats à Toulouse ?". Ouest France. 19 June 2022.
  3. "Législatives à Toulouse : François Piquemal donne le coup d'envoi". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
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