The mayor of Marseille is absent for a surgical operation

Michèle Rubirola has been the mayor of Marseille since July 2020. -

The left mayor of Marseille, Michèle Rubirola, will undergo surgery and will be unavailable from Monday for a period that has not been specified, the city announced on Friday.

“Due to a surgical intervention, Michèle Rubirola, mayor of Marseille, will be unavailable from September 14 and the time of her convalescence.

During the period, Benoit Payan, first deputy, will ensure the expenses related to his function, ”wrote the town hall in a press release.

Michèle Rubirola was elected in July at the head of France's second city after leading the campaign for a left-wing union list.

She succeeded LR Jean-Claude Gaudin.

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