- The election in Balagny-sur-Thérain, a small town of 1,700 inhabitants in Oise, would have gone unnoticed without a rude gesture posted on Facebook.
- Nine running mate of the newly elected mayor, Philippe Maréchal, smiled with fingers of honor.
- Side of the future mayor, absent from this party (a little watered, according to the protagonists), the embarrassment is felt. “This photo, which I condemn, has been diverted from its objective. It was not intended to insult the public. We are going to file a defamation complaint, ”explains Philippe Maréchal.
Fingers of honor that go wrong. Sunday, the municipal election of Balagny-sur-Thérain, a small town of 1,700 inhabitants, in Oise, would have gone unnoticed without a rude gesture posted on Facebook. On a photo, we see nine running mate of the new elected mayor, Philippe Maréchal, address, all smiles, fingers of honor, facing the camera, as reported by France 3.
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The photo is immediately shared on social networks and is found on a leaflet distributed in the mailboxes of the villagers, from Monday. Stupor among fellow citizens who had already experienced an eventful campaign, going as far as insults on social networks.
"It gives a very bad image"
Three lists presented themselves for the second round including that of the outgoing mayor, Marie-Odile Guillou. Barely announced the victory of Philippe Maréchal's list, an appointment was made with a running mate to celebrate the victory and immortalize it in this rather unusual way.
Questioned by the regional channel, Marie-Odile Guillou, mayor until the investiture of the new team, said "sad for [his] village". “It gives a very bad image. When you are elected, you have to stay dignified, ”she explains. "It makes a mess between people and it makes the village dirty," says a resident of Balagny.
"We will file a defamation complaint"
Side of the future mayor, absent from this party (a little watered, according to the protagonists), the embarrassment is felt. “This photo, which I condemn, has been diverted from its objective. It was not intended to insult the public. We are going to file a defamation complaint, ”explains Philippe Maréchal.
As for the elected official, who posted the photo before deleting her Facebook account, she recognizes that this gesture was intended "for those who did not believe in us". " I was only fooling. There was nothing nasty, "she admits, before claiming" to have been verbally threatened and defamed on social networks "during the campaign. Atmosphere.
The matter will therefore be settled before the courts. In the meantime, the mayor's next municipal investiture council risks being animated to say the least.
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