Davy Rimane (born 1979) is a French politician and labor activist. Rimane was elected to represent

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in the

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. He had previously contested the seat in the 2017 legislation election as well as the

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Early life and education

Rimane was born in Kourou in 1979, the same year Ariane 1 held its maiden flight at the Guiana Space Centre located within the town. He is the grand-nephew of Eustaste Rimane, who was the town's mayor for 42 years, from 1953 to 1995. Rimane later became a hydraulic exploitation technician at EDF Guyane.

Activism and local politics

During the

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, Rimane led the ''Kolectif pou lagwiyann dékolé'' movement as its spokesperson. As a labor organizer, Rimane is a member of the EDF Guyane trade union. He has also served as general secretary of the Union of Guianese Workers (UTG). In 2020, Rimane was elected to be a local councilor in Kourou.

National Assembly of France

2017 election

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, Rimane contested the election for

as the candidate of La France Insoumise. Rimane was narrowly defeated in the second round of the election by Lénaïck Adam of

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2018 by-election

Following his defeat, Rimane appealed the results of the election to the

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, claiming to have identified voting irregularities during the count. 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)

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and FI deputy

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. Rimane also received the support of Gabriel Serville, the member of the National Assembly for

. Adam ultimately defeated Rimane by a narrow 50.65% to 49.35% margin.

2022 election

In April 2022, Rimane formally confirmed his intention to contest the seat for a third time in the

. As a candidate, he pledged to sit in the

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(NUPES) group within the National Assembly. Rimane defeated Adam in the second round of voting by a margin of 54.12% to 45.88%.

Personal life

Rimane is known to be a fan of

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, and plays for the local Kourou town hall COS team. He has three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rimane, Dany Living people 1979 births People from Kourou Members of the National Assembly (France) French political candidates 21st-century French politicians La France Insoumise politicians Members of Parliament for French Guiana Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic French trade unionists