Sébastien Jumel (; born 20 December 1971) is a French politician and a member of the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party in France. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its Member of the European Parliament, MEPs sit with The Left in the ...

(PCF). Jumel was elected general councillor for the Canton of Dieppe-Ouest in 2002 following a by-election, and became a vice-president in the left-wing majority in the

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general council in 2004. In

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, he was elected mayor of

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by the first round with 55.5% of the vote against 40.7% for the opposition. One week later, he was elected general councillor for Dieppe-Ouest. He is considered a rising star in the French Communist Party, and in 2010, he was selected to be the candidate of the Left Front in

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for the 2010 regional elections.

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1971 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic French Communist Party politicians Mayors of places in Normandy Politicians from Normandy People from Sainte-Adresse Aix-Marseille University alumni {{France-politician-PCF-stub