In Saint-Etienne, a mayor and a metropolis within the midst of a disaster | EUROtoday

It is a metropolis with tarnished popularity. After the revelation, in August 2022 by Mediapart, From a blackmail to the “sextape” which might indicate the mayor of Saint-Etienne, Gaël Perdriau, the latter was indicted for “blackmail” in April 2023, then “participation in an association of criminals in order to make a blackmail” and “embezzlement of public funds” in January 2024. Three different persons are continued, together with the one who was his director of cupboard for 9 years, Pierre Gauttieri.

Since then, revelations have been adopted. Latest, that of the Regional Chamber of Accounts regarding the acquisition of commercials with out competitors. Excluded from the Les Républicains occasion, on the open conflict with the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes area, referred to as to resign by necessary native financial and political actors, heckled throughout its public appearances, boycotted by the ministers, Gaël Perdriu clings to his double armchair of mayor and president of Saint-Etienne Métropole.

These politico-judicial adventures have concrete penalties. The prestigious Pol publishing home (which publishes Emmanuel Carrère, Marie Darrieussecq, Jean Rolin) has determined to boycott the guide pageant, a very powerful cultural occasion of the 12 months, since 2023. “The book salons also serve to highlight the cities that organize them and their councilors. However, the case of “sextape” is to not the glory of the present municipality ”explains Jean-Paul Hirsch, business director of police

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