Josy Poueyto

Josy Poueyto (born 13 January 1954) is a French politician representing the Democratic Movement. She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 1st constituency of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[1]

Biography

A member of the Socialist Party (France), she was elected General Councilor of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in 1998 and re-elected in 2004. In 2008, she left the PS to join the Modem.[2]

As first deputy mayor of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, she is very close to François Bayrou. In fact, it was he who encouraged her to run in these elections.[3]

In June 2017,[4][5] she was elected to Congress with 62.72% of the vote in the second round.

In June 2022, she was re-elected as a member of parliament with 50.78% of the vote in the second round, beating her opponent Jean-Yves Lalanne (New Ecological and Social People's Union) by 517 votes.[6]

In 2024, she was re-elected after defeating the National Rally candidate with 66.69% of the vote.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) : Résultats des élections législatives 2017". Francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ Eric Bély. "Josy Poueyto, cible prioritaire des socialistes". La Nouvelle République des Pyrénées.
  3. ^ "Josy Poueyto facilement élue députée face à Pauline Roy à Pau". France 3.
  4. ^ "Élections législatives 2017". elections.interieur.gouv.fr..
  5. ^ "Sans surprise, Josy Poueyto est élue députée". Sud Ouest.
  6. ^ "Législatives 2022 dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques : Josy Poueyto réélue sur la 1re circonscription". SudOuest.fr (in French).
  7. ^ "CARTE. Résultats définitifs des législatives 2024 dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques : les candidats élus dans votre circonscription". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French).


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