André Laignel, the “uncle gunslinger” of France’s mayors, is working once more at 83 | EUROtoday

Thursday January 29, André Laignel is delighted to current to the press the brand new options of the Issoudun museum (Indre), the Hospice Saint-Roch, after a month of labor. Highlighting the 2 “Jesse trees”, spectacular fifteenth century sculptures^e century ; highlighting the harpsichord on which Louis XIV discovered to play. That day, nonetheless, it was a bit just like the king, so blissful to point out off the museum’s historic and modern collections, the frequent thread of the eight mandates he held on this Berry city of 11,000 inhabitants. Since 1977, in actual fact, he has relaunched it, recomposed it and enlarged it.

A number of days later, the 83-year-old socialist introduced that he was a candidate for a ninth time period within the municipal elections of March 15 and 22. Because he has, he says, “passion” of his metropolis. Is it higher to be king in Issoudun than minister in Paris? “I don’t like the word king, I’m first and foremost a Republican. But I prefer to be mayor than minister, of course”replies André Laignel, in his workplace on the city corridor embellished with fashionable artwork work and photographs of the previous President of the Republic François Mitterrand (1981-1995). He was considered one of his touring companions and his minister for 5 years.

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