- The outgoing mayor of Corbeil-Essonnes was beaten on Sunday, which puts an end to 25 years of management of the Dassault clan.
- With his union list from the left, Bruno Piriou, candidate for the fifth time at the head of the city, collected more than 48% of the votes.
- Jean-Pierre Bechter had been mayor since 2009 where he had succeeded the billionaire after the invalidation of his re-election.
The end of an era. The outgoing mayor of Corbeil-Essonnes Jean-Pierre Bechter, right-hand man of the former city councilor and industrialist Serge Dassault, was beaten Sunday by his historic rival Bruno Piriou who ends 25 years of management of the Dassault clan.
With his union list from the left, Bruno Piriou, candidate for the fifth time at the head of the city, won more than 48% of the vote, while that of Jean-Pierre Bechter, supported by "Les Républicains" collected 43% of the vote.
End of the Dassault era
Former right-hand man of the industrialist who died in May 2018, Jean-Pierre Bechter had been at the head of this city in the great Parisian crown since 2009 where he had succeeded the billionaire after the invalidation of his re-election. The city had been wrested from the Communists in 1995 by Serge Dassault who had stayed there for fourteen years before having to hand over to Jean-Pierre Bechter.
Since then, it has become inseparable from the figure of the billionaire. An eponymous avenue, at the entrance to the city, had even been inaugurated for its 90th anniversary.
But the Dassault era was also marked by many controversies. Charged for buying votes and illicit financing of electoral campaigns, the businessman, who died before the trial, was never tried.
Jean-Pierre Bechter, who has always claimed the inheritance of his predecessor, is meanwhile referred to the criminal court.
“Clientelism in Corbeil-Essonnes, it's over! "
Justice suspects the establishment of "a pyramid system", passing by "big brothers of the cities" who would have had the mission to convince the voters to vote Jean-Pierre Bechter in 2009 and 2010, in exchange for donations , housing promises, jobs or compensation.
"I want to tell you, what an adventure! It is the victory of the Corbeil-Essonnois. I am necessarily very moved. And I would like to think of the running mongers, activists. Six years ago, it was said that the wealth of Corbeil is you. You have proven it, "said Bruno Piriou in his speech to a crowd, reports Le Parisien . And to clarify: “I would like to tell you, clientelism at Corbeil-Essonnes, it's over! We will all succeed together. "
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