Socialist Benoît Payan, a member of the left-wing union of Printemps Marseille, was elected mayor of Marseille on Monday to replace Michèle Rubirola, who resigned after less than six months at the head of France's second city.
Stéphane Ravier, RN senator of Bouches-du-Rhône, castigates at the microphone of Europe 1 a "democratic coup".
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Unsurprisingly, the socialist Benoît Payan was elected on Monday at the head of France's second city, after the resignation of his ally Michèle Rubirola.
The first woman mayor of Marseille, will have held the reins of the city for less than six months before resigning for health reasons on December 15, giving way to her young first deputy.
"This operation is a democratic coup", castigates Stéphane Ravier, RN senator of Bouches-du-Rhône, guest of Europe 1 Tuesday morning.
"In July, the Marseillais had chosen a woman from civil society, environmentalist. By a sleight of hand, they find themselves with a pure socialist from the seraglio," annoys the senator, who adds: "Their strategy has been to advance in masks."
Stéphane Ravier asks that a new election be organized.
"We must make all Marseillais vote again. We must let them express themselves."
"All of this is neither coherent nor democratic"
On Monday, Benoît Payan, 42, obtained 53 votes in the vote in the municipal council, or the absolute majority required, becoming one of the youngest mayors of Marseille.
The right-wing opposition did not take part in the vote denouncing a "form of denial of democracy".
"If Payant had presented in July, he would not occupy this seat today", proclaims Stéphane Ravier.
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Michèle Rubirola had officially resigned for health reasons.
"Being mayor of Marseille is 300% of his time, I give 150%", she pleaded.
After the election of Benoît Payan, she must now occupy the position of first assistant.
"Her health reasons, I would not allow myself to dispute them. But then why does she accept the heavy load of first assistant? Perhaps to prevent the appetites of the other elected members of her majority. In any case, all this does not. is neither coherent nor democratic, ”says Stéphane Ravier.
He points to the "general discontent" of the Marseillais and concludes: "It is not with this kind of method that we will reconcile them with politics."