Edouard Philippe wins a primary authorized spherical towards a former worker of the Le Havre city group | EUROtoday

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The mayor of Le Havre, Edouard Philippe, in front of the Matignon hotel, in Paris, September 2, 2025.

The administrative courtroom (TA) of Rouen dominated, on December 19, in favor of the Le Havre Seine Métropole Urban Community (CU) and its president Edouard Philippe of their standoff with Judith (she requested anonymity), former deputy basic director (2020-2023) of the group. In its judgment, the courtroom rejected a request from the senior official, in a parallel process to the felony criticism filed in 2023 towards Mr. Philippe and Stéphanie de Bazelaire, his deputy at Le Havre city corridor in command of innovation and digital expertise. A preliminary investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) was opened to “illegal taking of interests”, “embezzlement of public funds”, “favoritism” And “moral harassment”.

In her request to the Rouen TA, Judith contested the choice of the CU, in April 2023, to not grant her purposeful safety – a safety measure owed by the administration to public brokers within the train of their capabilities – following accusations of “moral harassment” that she formulated. She additionally denounced the truth that her fixed-term contract was not renewed by Mr. Philippe, allegedly because of a lack of knowledge and involvement.

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