Bally Bagayoko, the LFI mayor of Saint-Denis, has scored another victory. After winning in the first round of municipal elections, he clinched the presidency of Plaine Commune on April 21st with strong support from his movement and the local communists.
Plaine Commune is a territorial public establishment, a union of eight municipalities including Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen, Aubervilliers, and La Courneuve. With over 500,000 residents, it is one of the largest intermunicipalities in Ile-de-France.
This collaboration allows for shared competencies in areas such as territorial planning, local urban development plans, intermunicipal transportation, waste management, and water resources. Previously led by the former socialist mayor of Saint-Denis, Mathieu Hanotin, Plaine Commune is now under Bally Bagayoko’s leadership.
In response to the “panic” stirred up by his opponent during the election campaign, Karim Bouamrane, who is an incumbent socialist from Saint-Ouen and holds hostile views towards LFI, Bagayoko pledged to be “respectful of all the municipalities in the territory and to make Plaine Commune a tool to fight for cities that have been mistreated.”
Bouamrane had threatened to create a crisis within the intermunicipality if the LFI emerged victorious, accusing them of wanting to “turn Plaine Commune into a tool for hegemony in view of the presidential election.”
During the installation council, Bouamrane suggested withdrawing his candidacy if Bagayoko did the same, aiming to reach a consensus candidate.
(Source: Context: The content is about the political victory of Bally Bagayoko in the Plaine Commune intermunicipality election. Fact Check: The article discusses the political dynamics and interactions between different party members during the election process.)
