The former president of Aix-Marseille University Yvon Berland is a LREM candidate for mayor of Marseille. - M. Ceilles / 20 Minutes

"Thank you for this article. You give me such energy that I'm going to put your head in the ass. See you on the 15th and 22nd. ”This is one of the text messages sent by the candidate supported by La République en Marche Yvon Berland to the Echos journalist Paul Molga. The latter had just written an article titled "In Marseille, the En Marche campaign does not hang." "

The case, revealed by Marsactu, arouses a great stir in Marseille. "The campaign is taking a bad turn, we must remind the candidates for calm," says Paul Molga, joined by 20 Minutes . Especially a candidate like Yvon Berland, who wanted the other candidates to sign an ethical charter of non-aggression… ”

"I'm going to make you skin"

Paul Molga says he received many aggressive calls and texts from the candidate LREM after the publication Monday of an article "biting" on his campaign in Marseille. "It was very violent", relates the journalist, who affirms that Yvon Berland notably said to him: "I'm going to make you skin, I have a long memory ... We're going to meet. "

"I expressed a strong reaction to him [@PaulMolga]". Find my press release ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/ipI77jXFI0

- Yvon BERLAND (@YvonBerland) February 11, 2020

In a brief press release, Yvon Berland apologized to Paul Molga: “I expressed a strong reaction to the latter, the result of the feeling of injustice that immediately gripped me. My reaction was certainly disproportionate to him. Stanislas Guérini, general delegate of La République en Marche, contacted Paul Molga to apologize on behalf of the party.

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