In Nîmes, an open and unsure succession | EUROtoday

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The mayor (Les Républicains) de Nîmes, Jean-Paul Fournier, in March 2022.

Who to switch Jean-Paul Fournier, mayor of Nîmes (Les Républicains) since 2001? In the Gard prefecture, one 12 months from the subsequent municipal elections, the Battle of the Succession began since Julien Plantier, first deputy mayor, declared, on January 23, in a video posted on social networks, that he can be a candidate. Because along with Julien Plantier, 39 years outdated, physician of regulation and engaged in politics since his college research, the president of the group of agglomeration Nîmes Métropole, Franck Proust, an in depth and devoted mayor, additionally goals on the first Justice of the Peace chair .

With 150,000 inhabitants, Nîmes is the biggest metropolis in France within the arms of the Republicans, who hope to maintain it. Jean-Paul Fournier, 79, whose well being was weakened, determined in 2024 to not stand for a fifth time period. He additionally hoped that his two potential successors agree, in useless for the second. “I didn’t take anyone in default, explains Julien Plantier. This year should allow us to embody this succession, to reflect, and to clarify the situation. I have many supporters. »»

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