Davy Rimane

Main article: 2018 French Guiana's 2nd constituency by-election

Following his defeat, Rimane appealed the results of the election to the Constitutional Council, claiming to have identified voting irregularities during the count. ^[8] Adam's election was invalidated on 8 December 2017 by the Constitutional Council, leading to a March 2018 by-election for the seat.

Due to the close result in the 2017 contest, a number of leading left-wing figures campaigned for Rimane in the by-election. LFI leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon visited French Guiana to campaign for Rimane, and was accompanied by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Younous Omarjee and FI deputy Danièle Obono. ^{[9] [10]} Rimane also received the support of Gabriel Serville, the member of the National Assembly for French Guiana's 2nd constituency. ^[11] Adam ultimately defeated Rimane by a narrow 50.65% to 49.35% margin.

Davy Rimane
Member of the National Assembly for Guyane's 2nd constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 June 2022

Candidate		Party	First round			Second round
			Votes	%	+/–	Votes	%	+/–
	Lénaïck Adam	LREM	5,927	43.10	+6.65	8,320	50.65	+0.44
	Davy Rimane	LFI	4,830	35.12	+14.84	8,107	49.35	–0.44
Source: Préfecture de la Guyane, Préfecture de la Guyane

2022 election

In April 2022, Rimane formally confirmed his intention to contest the seat for a third time in the 2022 French legislative election. ^[12] As a candidate, he pledged to sit in the New Ecologic and Social People's Union (NUPES) group within the National Assembly. ^[13] Rimane defeated Adam in the second round of voting by a margin of 54.12% to 45.88%. ^{[14] [15]}

Personal life

Rimane is known to be a fan of football, and plays for the local Kourou town hall COS team. He has three children. ^[1]

References

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2. "Guyane : neuf candidats à la législative partielle". Europe 1 (in French). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
3. "Davy Rimane : "Je suis un citoyen engagé qui a choisi de s'impliquer politiquement"". Guyaweb, site d'information et d'investigation en Guyane (in French). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
4. "Castaner et Mélenchon en Guyane avant une législative partielle à fort enjeu". Outre-Mer 1ère. Agence France-Presse. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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7. Marie-Claude Thébia (1 March 2018). "Législative partielle : portraits de candidats (3)". Guyane 1ère. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
8. "Guyane: Davy Rimane dépose un recours contre l'élection de Lenaïck Adam aux législatives". Outre-Mer 1ère. Agence France-Presse. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
9. Mathilde Siraud (23 February 2018). "Castaner et Mélenchon en campagne en Guyane". Le Figaro. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
10. "Mélenchon en Guyane pour soutenir Davy Rimane avant la législative". Outre-Mer 1ère. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
11. "Législatives partielles en Guyane : Deux nouveaux soutiens pour Davy Rimane". Outremers360. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
12. "Davy Rimane est candidat aux législatives". Mo News - Hebdomadaire d'informations de la Guyane (in French). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
13. "Législatives 2022 : ce qu'il faut savoir sur Davy Rimane, candidat dans la seconde circonscription de Guyane". Guyane la 1ère (in French). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
14. "Davy Rimane remporte la bataille législative dans la seconde circonscription et en devient le nouveau député". Guyane la 1ère (in French). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
15. "Législatives 2022 : Jean-Victor Castor et Davy Rimane nouveaux députés de Guyane - Les résultats globaux des deux circonscriptions". Guyane la 1ère (in French). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.