The 38-year-old politician expressed her gratitude for the organization’s trust after defeating three candidates in the elections and announced that her first policy-setting speech after reelection will be on April 26 in the city of Pantin, in the Paris region.

In recent years, EELV has gained influence on the French political scene, forming a group of 38 deputies in the National Assembly and having 12 senators and five members of the European Parliament.

The party identified with the color green presented Yannick Jadot as its candidate in the last presidential elections (2022). Jadot garnered more than 1.6 million votes, 4.63 percent of the vote, finishing sixth in the first round.

The organization competed last year in the July legislative elections alongside La France Insoumise, the Socialists, and the Communists in the left-wing New Popular Front alliance, which ended up with the largest number of seats in the National Assembly, although far from an absolute majority.

Given the differences between the Insoumise and the Socialists and how difficult it seems to maintain the unity of left-wing forces, Tondelier called for the formation of the largest possible alliance ahead of the 2026 municipal elections.

We need to make cities shift to the left, and as environmentalists, we can unite parties that fail to understand each other, he wrote. Among the political objectives of EELV’s platform are the repeal of the retirement reform, the establishment of taxes on the wealthy, the promotion of an environmental protection law, the implementation of a plan to recruit teachers, and the strengthening of the public hospital.

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