In Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, residents watch planes fly to distant destinations, where most of them will never be able to go. Every five minutes, the noise of the reactors shakes the sky in this town neighboring Orly airport, which has 36,000 inhabitants and is classified as the poorest in Val-de-Marne (34% of residents are below the poverty line).
But it is still at the town hall that the uproar is the most resounding. The Villeneuvois are preparing, on January 26 and February 2, to vote to elect a new mayor, while the city is entangled in an explosive political crisis.
Philippe Gaudin's Nazi salute at the origin of the early vote
The right, which won the municipality led for two terms by the PCF in 2020, is mainly responsible. The resignation of more than 50% of the municipal council in November, after mayor Philippe Gaudin allowed himself a Nazi salute in the middle of a meeting, is at the origin of this early election.
The outgoing councilor rejects the holding of the vote, confirmed by the court, but is still a candidate for his own succession. His former first deputy, Kristell Niasme (LR), disowned him and intends to take over. Feat of arms of his campaign: the mobilization of a mascot in the shape of a lion, Georges, supposed to brighten up the election…
-Despite this circus, media attention is focused on the left. Because one year before the 2026 municipal elections, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges reluctantly acts as
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