He will therefore return to his chair for a fifth term. After almost qualifying on the evening of March 15 (more than 43% of the vote), the outgoing mayor of Cholet DVD Gilles Bourdouleix came out victorious this Sunday evening after the second round of the municipal election.
The mayor of the second city of Maine-et-Loire was able to widen the gap against his historic opponent, Anne Hardy, who totaled 46%. The candidate on the left had however managed to merge with the list of La République en Marche, while integrating running mate of a third list, provided without obtaining the agreement of the one who led it.
A political maneuver that had made a lot of talk in recent days since Gilles Bourdouleix had sued his rival, alleging an irregularity in the electoral code. An appeal must also be examined by the administrative court in the coming days.
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