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Olivier Galzi, former France 2 journalist and candidate in the municipal elections in Avignon, on the stage of La Scala in the city of the Popes, January 29, 2026.

Olivier Galzi has misplaced none of his know-how as a TV presenter. White shirt with open collar, tanned complexion, charming smile, the ex-journalist holds the desk for greater than an hour and not using a hitch. On the stage of La Scala, a former cinema within the middle of Avignon, a stone’s throw from the Palais des Papes, he revealed, Thursday January 29, the primary measures of his program to beat this metropolis of 90,000 inhabitants, on the left for 2 mandates. “This is the pivotal event of my campaign”he assures. Judging by the attendance, the pivot appears to be shifting in the suitable course. More than 700 individuals fill the room. And, in keeping with the organizers, practically 250 different potential voters couldn’t be accommodated because of lack of house. “We gave them this system earlier than they left. But it bothers me »ruminates Olivier Galzi, between two hugs with these current.

At 54, the previous presenter of the France 2 newspaper, then of applications on LCI and i-Télé, is the attraction of the Avignon countryside. The outgoing mayor, Cécile Helle (Socialist Party), shouldn’t be operating for re-election. And he was gradual to endorse one of many candidates on the left, the socialist David Fournier, considered one of his deputies. The different contenders – 5 on the final depend, from the National Rally (RN) to La France insoumise (LFI) – are removed from having his media aura and are aggravated by it.

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