Marina Mesure (born 12 July 1989) is a French politician who has been a

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since July 2022. Coming from a family of bank employees, Marina Mesure was born in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

and grew up in

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before leaving to study at

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, from which she graduated in 2013. For several years, she campaigned for the General Confederation of Labour, in particular against the

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, and acted as a social adviser to the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers. Marina Mesure is a candidate for the

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, on the list presented by

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. She is supported on this occasion by trade unionists from 38 countries, who see in her the candidate who will be able to bring European and international trade union struggles to the European Parliament. She was a candidate in the 2022 legislative elections in the Bouches-du-Rhône's 10th constituency, where she was widely defeated in the second round by José Gonzalez of the

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. However, she received the majority (50.35%) of the vote in the former communist stronghold of

Gardanne Gardanne (; ) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Gardannais. Geography Situated close to Aix-en-Provence and Marseille and on the rail link connecting the two cities, Gardanne is bo ...

. Following

Manuel Bompard Manuel Bompard (; born 30 March 1986) is a French politician who has represented the 4th constituency of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the National Assembly since 2022. A member of La France Insoumise (LFI), of which he is the national c ...

's election to the

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in June 2022, she succeeded him as MEP in July. She retained her seat following the

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