INVESTIGATION – Candidates who refuse to base their administration on religion or ethnicity have been elected with overwhelming scores. These “courageous mayors” are generally right-wing, with a few notable exceptions. They have received much less attention than their counterparts from La France insoumise or similar groups.
After the local elections, Marianne woke up with a hangover. In Saint-Denis, La Courneuve, Creil, and Vénissieux, the elected officials of the “new France” promoted by Jean-Luc Mélenchon celebrated their victory by claiming a racialist strategy. Their success is not a mechanical consequence of the demographic evolution of our country. In most of the cities involved, it is the result of years of community clientelism, often practiced, but not exclusively, by left-wing mayors.
In Meaux, Jean-François Copé was re-elected in the first round for a sixth term with 63.45% of the vote, but at what cost? Gilles Platret, re-elected in Chalon-sur-Saône, referred to the former leader of Les Républicains as “an emblematic case of these right-wing elected officials ready to do anything to win back votes” which led him to leave LR in 2024. A candidate from the La France insoumise list in Chalon wore a Muslim veil. Platret… [content cut due to premium paywall].
Context: The article discusses the election of candidates who reject administering based on religion or ethnicity and their significant electoral success. Fact Check: The content mentions specific politicians and their electoral strategies.
