Overview
- Marie‑Pierre Callet was unveiled Monday in Marseille as the RN‑UDR head of list, saying she joined the party in recent weeks after years as a Les Républicains elected official.
- Callet is a vice‑president of the Bouches‑du‑Rhône departmental council and a cattle breeder from Maussane‑les‑Alpilles, a profile the list touts to appeal beyond Marseille.
- The RN says it will target grands électeurs, the local mayors and councilors who choose senators, with a message that frames the department as an agricultural territory.
- RN federation chief Franck Allisio said the slate aims for two seats in September and claimed more than 20 LR officials in the department have crossed over, following last week’s move by Laure‑Agnès Caradec to Éric Ciotti’s UDR.
- On the rival side, regional president Renaud Muselier has declared a right‑center union list, and minister Sabrina Roubache has expressed interest in running, while LR said Callet would step back from its group and return her delegations.