Sylvie Tolmont (born 9 October 1962) is a French politician from the

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, who has been the member of the

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for

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since

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. On 9 March 2020, during the

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, she tested positive for the virus. In the

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, she stood for re-election opposed to

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. She lost her seat coming third place in the first round.

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Living people 1962 births Women members of the National Assembly (France) 21st-century French women politicians Socialist Party (France) politicians People from Le Mans {{France-politician-Socialist-stub People from Sarthe Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic