At the end of the suspense, Michèle Rubirola won Saturday the town hall of Marseille. Taking office after three ballots and strong negotiations and for the first time, a woman at the head of the city. The member of Europe Ecology The Greens wants to change the city, and the expectations of Marseillaises and Marseillais are many.

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"She's here", headlines Sunday morning La Provence . She is Michèle Rubirola, new mayor of Marseille since Saturday, first woman at the head of Marseille who, at 63, turns the city to the left after 25 years to the right. A victory at the end of the suspense, after a city council rich in twists and turns, followed on the spot by our reporter who met residents hopeful.

"We can move the mountains"

After hours of last-minute negotiations, Michèle Rubirola finally succeeded in building an absolute majority and rallying her rival on Saturday, ex-senator PS Samia Ghali, to the Marseille Spring. A feat for the mayor, as she wants to be called, a doctor in lower-income neighborhoods who discovers politics and function.

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"I am a committed woman, who loves her city, an independent, free woman, who wants things to change for the people of Marseilles. And who likes to work in a team, who is not going to be alone behind her desk", describes at the microphone of Europe 1 the one who replaces Jean-Claude Gaudin at the head of the Marseille city. "I think we will achieve something great. When there is the will, we can move the mountains."

"Social awakening", housing and schools

The first act of the new majority will be to launch a financial audit on the accounts of the city, on the schools, and in this area the expectations of the inhabitants are enormous. "For the moment, it is the housing and the schools. Did you see what condition they are in Marseille? The schools are a shame!" Is thus outraged by a Marseillaise in the old port. "The priority is children and housing. It has to prove itself. I have hope, and it is more than hope!

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"Above all, we are waiting for a complete break with what was happening before, it was only for the rich," said another resident. "The buildings had to fall down so that we could wake up. What we are waiting for is first of all a social awakening, for example reconnecting with the districts, re-engaging them in politics."