Municipales 2020: after Gaudin, tough battle in Marseille

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The town hall of Marseille. Bjs / wikimedia.org

By: Julien Chavanne

Only three days before the first round of municipal elections in France. A poll disturbed by the coronavirus, between the cancellation of large meetings and the risk of abstention at the polling stations in Marseille. The second city of France is preparing to turn the page on 25 years of management by Jean-Claude Gaudin, weakened by the drama of the rue d'Aubagne. Eight people were killed in late 2018 when two unsanitary buildings collapsed. To succeed it, the right and the left advance divided and the National Rally remains in ambush.

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► Other candidates not present in the report: Sébastien Barles "Debout Marseille" (left), Samia Ghali (socialist).

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  • French politics
  • 2020 municipal elections
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