The first session of the new municipal council took place on Friday, March 20 at 6 pm in the Jeanne-Ouliè hall. All the elected officials from the “Act for Mèze” list, three from the “Rassemblement Mézois” list, and one from the “Mèze c’est vous” list were present. Roger Preux, the dean of the assembly, organized the election of the mayor. Not surprisingly, Thierry Baüza was elected with 29 votes against 4 blank votes. In his speech, he recalled his grandparents who arrived from Spain at the beginning of the 20th century, who integrated and taught him the values of respect. He addressed the increasingly hateful, aggressive, and violent national climate that discredits politics. “Some have tried to introduce this climate into the debate of the municipal elections in our community. But you, Mézoises and Mézois, have strongly rejected it. For that, I want to say thank you,” he declared before mentioning the honor of being received by the President at the Élysée, specifying: “When you are elected, if you want to be respected, you must respect republican values and institutions. When I receive the president of the region, the president of the department, the president of the Agglo, a deputy or a senator, I do not see political labels, I see representatives of the Republic.” He confided the honor of being elected in Mèze: “Every time I climb the stairs of the town hall, I look at the marble plaque with my name on it. And I also see the name of Yves Pietrasanta, but also that of Jean Georges, my technology teacher at the middle school, and that of Yvon Pibre, my primary school teacher.” He thanked those who have helped him for 9 years, especially Jean Christophe Dalbigot, and congratulated their mobilization that allowed them to obtain the 5 positions in the Agglomeration that he will hold with Annick Galibert, Eve Gimenez Silva, Nicolas Archimbeau, and Numa Nicolas. “We will defend the interests of our municipality. Once again, it is about defending Mèze. The last ten months, with the change in presidency, have shown us that another way of functioning is possible.” He proceeded to the election of the 8 deputy mayors: the 1st deputy mayor is Annick Galibert, the 2nd deputy mayor Nicolas Archimbeau, the 3rd deputy mayor Ève Gimenez-Silva, the 4th deputy mayor Marcel Graine, the 5th deputy mayor Delphine Aknin, the 6th deputy mayor Hervé Bouffinier, the 7th deputy mayor Marina Bens, and the 8th deputy mayor Numa Nicolas.
Context: The article summarizes the events of the first municipal council session in Mèze where the new mayor, Thierry Baüza, and 8 deputy mayors were elected.
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