Merging his list with that of Patrice Novelli (UDI), who came third in the ballot, was not enough. The outsider Olivier Bettati, former assistant to Christian Estrosi in Nice and CNIP candidate with the National Rally in Menton this year, did not succeed in the city of lemons.
Results in the Alpes-Maritimes
In this commune, the last in France before the border with Italy, it is the outgoing mayor, elected for thirty-one years, who will re-stack for a sixth mandate. Jean-Claude Guibal, 80 years old next year, announced his victory this Sunday evening, when all the results had not yet been counted.
An explosive climate before the second round
The ballot, marked by an abstention rate of 57.27%, therefore saw the re-election of the outgoing LR mayor, supported by the LREM deputy from his constituency. In the end, he obtained 55.70% of the vote, thus leaving behind his only opponent, who had withdrawn support from the National Rally after his merger between the two laps, by more than 10 points.
The second round was played in an explosive climate. War was officially declared between the two candidates on social networks. On June 21, Olivier Bettati had notably claimed to have discovered a fraudulent power of attorney in the signing lists for the first round. And announced to have seized the public prosecutor of Nice. Menton town hall had to reply, with supporting evidence, that the document respected all procedures.
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These mergers that could tip the ballot in the Alpes-Maritimes
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Christian Estrosi re-elected with 59.30% of the vote
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