The city of Bordeaux loses one of its former leaders. Nicolas Florian, at the head of the Gironde capital between 2019 and 2020, is dead, a announced the newspaper South West Sunday, January 26. Admitted to the hospital this Friday, he died an AVC this Sunday. Dolphin of Alain Juppé, this member of LR had succeeded the former Prime Minister when this D Ernier had been appointed to the Constitutional Council.
Former finance assistant, he had lost the town hall to everyone’s surprise in 2020, for the benefit of the Ecologists led by Pierre Hurmic, a first for the local right who had held the Rohan Palace for more than seventy years. A failure that had not slowed down the political ambitions of Nicolas Florian, left the following year to discuss the regional in New Aquitaine. Competed by Geneviève Darrieussecq (MoDem) in the center-right, he will not be able to beat the unbeatable PS Alain Rousset.
LR willingly supported by a handyhone with the presidential camp, Nicolas Florian had started 2025 with the intention of conquering next year this town hall which had refused to him a few years earlier. An objective for which he had also put an alliance with the local macronist representative, the former deputy Thomas Cazenave.
“He leaves an immense void to the municipal council”
On the occasion of the first interregional congress of the Horizons party this Sunday, January 26 in Bordeaux, Edouard Philippe wanted to pronounce a few words for his “Old companion”. “I have bad news”, announced the former Prime Minister and candidate declared to the next presidential election, at the end of his speech: “One of our friends, for a long time committed, first with Alain Juppé and in particular within the Bordeaux Municipal Council, has died. Many of you here knew and loved him. It was for my part an old comrade. He should have been there today. ” While waiting to pay him a more official tribute, a minute of silence was observed.
-The mayor of Bordeaux Pierre HURMIC also reacted via a warm written press release this day to share his “Great emotion in the face of this drama”. He praised “The memory of a determined politician” who was also his main opponent of the Bordeaux municipal council. “His brutal disappearance leaves an immense void to the municipal council of Bordeaux”, he said. The flags of the town hall will be put at half mast on Monday morning.
Update Sunday January 26 With the declarations of Edouard Philippe and Pierre Hurmic.
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