François Piquemal
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François Piquemal in 2023.
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| Member of the French National Assembly for Haute-Garonne's 4th constituency | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Mickaël Nogal |
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| Political party | La France Insoumise |
| Profession | Teacher, politician |
François Piquemal 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]
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]
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