Matthieu Bloch | |
|---|---|
 Bloch in 2025 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Doubs's 3rd constituency | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Pacquot |
| Mayor of Colombier-Fontaine | |
| In office 25 May 2020 – 5 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Danièle Lefèvre |
| Succeeded by | Sylvette Faivre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1983-04-26) 26 April 1983 Audincourt, France |
| Party | Union of the Right for the Republic (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | The Republicans (until 2024) |
Matthieu Bloch (French pronunciation: [matjø blɔk]; born 26 April 1983) is a French politician of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR) who has represented the 3rd constituency of Doubs in the National Assembly since 2024.1
Biography
A member of The Republicans (France) (LR), Matthieu Bloch was elected mayor of Colombier-Fontaine in 2020, after winning the municipal elections against Philippe Geoffroy's list.2
In the 2022 legislative elections, he was the LR candidate in the 4th constituency of Doubs. He opposed the Republican front but announced that, personally, he would vote for the candidate who knew the area best. Frédéric Barbier was narrowly defeated by the National Rally candidate,Géraldine Grangier.3
In 2023, Matthieu Bloch became departmental secretary of the Doubs Republicans federation.4 He is thus the party's “second-in-command” in the department, behind the federation's president, Annie Genevard.
In the 2024 legislative elections, Matthieu Bloch supports the alliance between LR and RN, even though he does not officially approve of the method used by LR president Éric Ciotti. He himself is a candidate for this alliance between Union of the Right for the Republic on the right and the RN, despite the reluctance of some local RN activists, in the 3rd constituency of Doubs, around Montbéliard, where the outgoing Renaissance deputy, Nicolas Pacquot, was narrowly elected in 2022.5 Matthieu Bloch came out well ahead in the first round (44.4%), ahead of the outgoing deputy and the New Popular Front candidate; although the latter withdrew “to block the RN,” Matthieu Bloch was elected deputy with 50.8% of the votes cast.
References
References
- "Elections législatives 2024, 3ème circonscription du Doubs : Matthieu Bloch élu Député". ToutMontbeliard.com (in French). 7 July 2024.
- Sébastien Michaux. "Municipales : l'Agglomération désormais en ligne de mire". estrepublicain.fr (in French).
- Serge Lacroix. "Comment la 4e circonscription du Doubs est tombée dans le giron du RN". estrepublicain.fr (in French).
- "Matthieu Bloch nommé à la tête des Républicains". estrepublicain.fr (in French).
- Sophie Courageot. "Législatives 2024 dans le Doubs : un député LR-RN élu, les résultats définitifs du second tour". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French).