Gérald Darmanin, Minister of Action and Public Accounts, was elected mayor of Tourcoing by the City Council on Saturday. He came out on top of the first round with more than 60% of the vote in March in the city he led between 2014 and 2017. 

Re-elected in "his" city, Gérald Darmanin took office as mayor of Tourcoing this Saturday. Leading the first round of municipal elections with more than 60% of the vote in March, the Minister of Action and Public Accounts was officially appointed mayor by the Municipal Installation Council. He will combine his two functions, while the executive assured at the beginning of the year that members of the government would be forced to make a choice. 

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- Ville De Tourcoing (@TourcoingVille) May 23, 2020

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