Nationalists Prevail in Local Election in France's Corsica
- Unlike Catalonia, Corsican list just pushing for autonomy
- Macron’s party way back in 4th place in vote for new assembly
In an interview with Europe1, Gilles Simeoni, center, said “the Catalan model is not transferable to Corsica,”
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A coalition of movements pushing for greater autonomy for Corsica looks likely to dominate a newly constituted assembly on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, returns from the first round of voting on Sunday show.
Pe a Corsica, or “For Corsica” in the local dialect, had 45.4 percent of the vote, according to returns from the Interior Ministry. A center-right regional list, or slate, of candidates followed with 15 percent. A list linked to the center-right Republicans opposition party had 12.8 percent, and the list linked to the national ruling party of President Emmanuel Macron had 11.3 percent.