This is not a big surprise in La Roche-Posay: Pascale Moreau, former mayor of the town (2011-2020), will lead a list during the full municipal partial election on February 9 and 16, 2025.
This election, just thirteen months before the end of the mandate, follows the resignations of fourteen elected officials from the majority against a backdrop of discord with Mayor Yannick Tartarin. The latter, targeted by a preliminary investigation for alleged acts of harassment, will not be a candidate, he himself announced on Friday January 10.
With two outgoing elected officials
“After a time of reflection and consultation, I decided, as an elected, committed woman, to lead a list”announces the various right-wing vice-president of the Department of Vienna.
This list called “The future together”, “apolitical and united”, will be constituted, she said, “people from diverse backgrounds, competent, credible, trustworthy, guided by the general interest”.
If the 21 names will only be revealed in a few days, Pascale Moreau has already revealed a few of them. Thus, will appear at his side: his ” faithful “ opposition acolyte, John Boudouin, owner of the campsite; a former deputy mayor of La Rochelle (1995-2014), Jean Chatillon; two members of the outgoing majority (which now only has five), deputy Audrey Samper and Jean-Luc Boblin; and finally new faces, like Nathalie Guillon and the traders Sandrine Le Meur and Laura Malbrun.
The RN, “it’s no! »
No National Rally activist is part of this list, Pascale Moreau states in a firm tone: “I have been widely requested (by the RN)that’s no! »
Badly beaten in the 2020 municipal elections, the former mayor, aged 58, assures that she is not motivated by“no spirit of revenge”recalling that she drives “a constructive and benevolent opposition”. Its strengths? A « constance » et “a strong character, very useful to hold the helm of a boat like La Roche-Posay”. She promises to add “humility”, “humanity” et “a more collaborative method”.
She tackles the resignations
If they win, Pascale Moreau and her group will focus, until the next election in March 2026, on “continue the files initiated” et ” Above all “ has « restore serenity and connection, reassure the population and all those involved in La Rochelle after these last few disastrous months.” “We must restore confidence, credibility and perspective to La Roche-Posay ».
On the situation of the outgoing mayor, the head of the list does not want to speak. On the other hand, she criticizes the attitude of those who resigned, some of whom should reappear in a competing list around Jacques Tanguy and Alain Brunet: “No matter the difficulties, when you are elected, you resolve the problems internally, you don’t leave the ship halfway through. »
