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French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayraultwas reelected in France's Nantes in the third district of theLoire-Atlantique, in the first round of parliamentary electionsheld Sunday, local media reported. The 62-year-old Socialist politician was appointed as primeminister after Francois Hollande won the presidential election inmid-May. Ayrault has sat in the parliament since 1986 and headed theSocialists' group in the National Assembly, or the lower house ofthe bicameral Parliament of France, since 1997. He has served asmayor of France's sixth largest city of Nantes Since 1989. The Socialist Party (PS, left) had adopted the principle of non-dual mandate, which states that "parliamentarians will notearn their mandate and function with the responsibility of a localexecutive." To comply with this principle, Ayrault said that the City Councilof Nantes would meet before the end of June to elect a new mayor. According to French media reports, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabiuswas also reelected in the first round. President Hollande has informed ministers that anyone who fails towin the legislative election will leave the government. Apart from Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira and Minister ofWomen's Rights Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, both of whom have decidednot to stand for election, 24 others have taken up the challengesto be candidates. On the right-wing side, former prime minister Francois Fillon andthe Secretary General of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP,center-right), Jean-Francois Cope, were qualified for the secondround, which will take place on June 17. French election system rules that any candidate who obtains over 50percent in the first round of vote will be elected outright as themember of parliament (MP), otherwise, those gaining at least 12.5percent of the first-round votes are qualified to enter the secondround where the highest scorer wins. The first-round polls, which opened Sunday at 0600 GMT in mainlandFrance, closed at 1600 GMT in most municipalities, and 1800 GMT inmajor cities. About 46 million French voters went to the polls to elect 577deputies of the National Assembly. Some 6,611 candidates areregistered. The PS and its allies would win parliamentaryelections, according to opinion survey results published Sundayafter the end of the first round of voting. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Nachi Pump , Hydraulic Gear Pump Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Rexroth Pumps today!
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