Toulouse. Mickaël Nogal: “I have decided not to be a candidate in 2022”
The deputy for the 4th district of Haute-Garonne will not stand for re-election in the legislative elections. I wish
focus on his career in the private sector.
Will you be running for a second term as an MP in 2022?
After several weeks of reflection, I decided not to represent myself for a second term and to resume my professional life.
Why this decision which will surprise in the Toulouse political environment?
I have been involved in politics since my adolescence in the PS, first behind Dominique Strauss Kahn then I supported Emmanuel Macron in 2014. In Haute-Garonne I was the departmental manager of En Marche before being elected deputy. I have lived an exciting mandate in five years but for me it was a parenthesis in my commitment which will take another form in the future, not necessarily an elected mandate.
Is not not representing itself confirming the difficulties of LREM in anchoring itself locally?
I do not think so. I was elected by the Toulouse residents of the 4th district in 2017 because I was the candidate of Emmanuel Macron and the citizens wanted to give a majority to the President of the Republic. My decision is not linked to a political context or to the crises we have gone through such as the health crisis, the yellow vests. Over the years LREM has become more anchored in Toulouse, in particular through an agreement with the mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc.
Don’t you want to continue this work?
At, I am rather keen to continue my professional career and the 31 years during my studies. I was lucky enough to be elected deputy at the age of 26 but life is long and an elected mandate is not an end in itself while being proud of my action as a deputy.
Has the political situation of LREM less favorable than in 2017 weighed on your decision?
My decision is unrelated to the polls. It is for this reason that I am announcing it today, well in advance of the legislative elections. I am convinced that if Emmanuel Macron is again a candidate, he will serve a second term and find a majority in the national assembly.
Is the LREM party aware of your choice?
Yes, I have informed the President of the Republic for several weeks and my political movement is informed of my choice.
When will LREM candidates invest in Haute-Garonne? Who will replace you?
I do not know at this stage the process for appointing the majority for future elections or its timetable. I will obviously be in support of my successor because there will indeed be an LREM candidate in the 4th constituency.
What are you going to do in 2022?
At the beginning of 2017, I left the professional world that I will find again even if I do not yet have a concrete lead. I have a background in communication and economic intelligence but my life with my company is in Toulouse.