In September 1944, Robert Brettes (1902-1974), member of the French part of the Ouvrière International (SFIO) then of the Socialist Party (PS), turned mayor of Mérignac (Gironde), till 1974. Since then, solely two mayors, socialists, succeeded him. Michel Sainte-Marie (1938-2019), between 1974 and 2014, and Alain Anziani, from 2014 to resign, March 26, 2025.
Well recognized to the Mérignacais, the latter was additionally president of Bordeaux Métropole from 2020 to 2024, earlier than his resignation for well being causes. His departure might reshape the maps of the municipal elections of March 2026. On June 2, the primary deputy, Thierry Trijoulet, was elected unanimously by the municipal council. The 41 members of the vast majority of alliance of the left (PS, Communists and Greens) dubbed the one which the mayor had chosen to succeed him.
If the social democratic left leads this municipality of 77,000 inhabitants, bordering Bordeaux, for greater than eighty years, the precise hopes to please the town in 2026. The election of Mr. Trijoulet by the municipal council was not uncertain. On the opposite hand, the candidacy of Thierry Millet (varied proper), supported and introduced by Patrice Lassalle-Bareilles, on the head of the municipal opposition group Renewal Mérignac and municipal delegate Horizons, stunned.
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