This Friday, June 28, Gabriel Attal was to go to the Marcel-Pagnol school in Meyzieu, set on fire by two minors last week. While he was en route, tensions arose between Les Républicains mayor, Christophe Quiniou, and Renaissance MP Sarah Tanzilli, leading to the cancellation of the visit.
Tensions began as soon as the Prime Minister’s visit was announced. Sarah Tanzilli claimed to have warned the mayor of Meyzieu of Gabriel Attal’s visit the day before at 5:30 p.m. However, upon his arrival on site, Christophe Quiniou appeared annoyed by the last-minute organization.
“Informed the day before of a trip, warned of the schedule 20 minutes before. I arrive running, and finally he no longer comes,” explained the LR mayor, visibly upset by the situation.
Denouncing an attempt at political recovery, Christophe Quiniou reacted firmly: “If the Prime Minister comes, of course I will receive him! But don’t make excuses to cancel the visit“, reports - Lyon. For its part, Gabriel Attal’s entourage indicated that “the conditions were not right for our trip “.
Philippe Meunier, Les Républicains candidate for the 13th constituency, strongly criticizes this aborted visit to X.“Gabriel Attal is campaigning by exploiting the fire at a school in Meyzieu 2 days before the elections, like the RN… Disgust…“, affirms the latter.
The situation became even more tense when Sarah Tanzilli responded once again on X that “The Prime Minister wanted to express his solidarity following the arson attack on the Marcel Pagnol school in Meyzieu and provide the support of the State. But the Mayor decided otherwise. So sad to see a Mayor defend his party rather than his commune!”
This trip, initially planned to support the teaching staff of the burned-out school, ultimately turned into a political confrontation.
