Olivier Falorni (born 27 March 1972) is a French politician. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012, representing La Rochelle in the 1st constituency of the department of Charente-Maritime.[1] He was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2022.
Olivier Falorni | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Maxime Bono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1972 Rochefort, France |
| Political party | Radical Party of the Left |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party (1999-2012) DVG (2012-2017) Radical Movement (2017-2019) |
| Education | Lycée Jean-Dautet |
| Alma mater | University of Bordeaux |
| Profession | High School Teacher |
Early life
editFalorni was born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime on 27 March 1972, the son of a school teacher and an employee in the Social Security system.[2][3] The Falorni family fled Fascist Italy in the Interwar period and settled in Charente-Maritime in Laleu, a neighborhood of La Rochelle.[4] Falorni's grandfather, Gino Falorni, was a teacher and was a major figure in the local basketball team, where he served as a player, captain and coach between 1935 and 1954. [5]
After graduating from lycée Jean-Dautet in La Rochelle, Falorni enrolled at the University of Bordeaux, where he graduated in 1995 with a Degree of in-Depth Studies in Contemporary History. Falorni got his first teaching job in 1997 and prior to his election, was working as a history and geography teacher at the Lycée professionnel Pierre Doriole in La Rochelle.[6][7]
Early political career
editIn 1998 Falorni attended the summer school of the Socialist Party in La Rochelle. According to Falorni, it was here where he heard François Hollande speak and became a faithful supporter. [6] Falorni joined the party in 1999 and became federal secretary of the party in 2004. In this role, Falorni organized the party's summer school from 2005 to 2011.[8]
In the 2001 French municipal elections, Falorni was elected as a municipal councilor for La Rochelle on the list of Maxime Bono.[2]
At the 2008 Reims Congress of the Socialist Party, Falorni supported the Clarity, courage, creativity motion supported by Francois Hollande, but voted against the Hope on the left, proud to be Socialist motion supported by Hollande's former partner and then Regional President Ségolène Royal. This event led to a split between the two, and allowed Martine Aubry to become federal secretary of the PS.[9] In 2009, he helped found the club "Répondre à gauche", created by Stéphane Le Foll.
During the 2010 French regional elections, Falorni again found himself at odds with Ségolène Royal, who sought to name a rival candidate as the PS candidate in Falorni's seat of Charente-Maritime. Despite this, Falorni won the seat in the election,[2][6][10] and was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2022.
Despite supporting PS dissident Jean-François Fountaine in the 2014 French municipal elections, Falorni became more critical of the new municipal administration.[11] In September 2019, Falorni announced he would run against Fountaine in the 2020 French municipal elections.[12] While Falorni received the most votes in the first round, he lost by 181 votes in the second round against the incumbent mayor. Elected as a member of the opposition, Falorni decided to resign his position.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Législatives : Ségolène Royal est battue à La Rochelle". L'Obs (in French). 17 June 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Un caillou sur la route Royal". La Charente Libre (in French). 16 November 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "M. Olivier Falorni - Charente-Maritime (1re circonscription) - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. National Assembly of France. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Guilhem, Florence (10 March 2012). "" Olivier Falorni : "Je m'adresse à tout le monde" "". Le Phare de Ré. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Historique du Club Rupella Basket 17 | Rupella Basket". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Wieder, Thomas (12 June 2012). "La fronde d'Olivier Falorni à La Rochelle". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Ils sont candidats". SudOuest.fr (in French). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ brosset, thomas (26 August 2010). "Dix-huit ans de PS à La Rochelle en photos". Sud-Ouest (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Léoty, Xavier (11 June 2012). "Falorni-Royal : pourquoi tant de haine ?". FTVi (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Barotte, Nicolas (11 June 2012). "Olivier Falorni, opposant de Royal et fidèle de Hollande". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Bourrianne, Luc (30 April 2019). "La Rochelle : tensions au sein de la majorité sur fond de rivalité Falorni - Fountaine". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "La Rochelle : Olivier Falorni, député de la Charente-Maritime, est candidat aux municipales de 2020". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "La Rochelle : Olivier Falorni démissionne du conseil municipal". France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 11 August 2020.