It was he who announced it this Thursday morning on social networks.
The LR mayor of Metz, François Grosdidier, is hospitalized after a stroke which occurred on Wednesday evening.
“I had a small stroke last night.
No sequelae, but certainly a hospitalization of a few days the time of the necessary analyzes and examinations, ”wrote the city councilor in a message published on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
1/2 I had a small stroke last night.
No sequelae, but certainly a hospitalization of a few days the time of the necessary analyzes and examinations.
Thank you to the staff of the Mercy Hospital of the CHR Metz-Thionville, for their professionalism and kindness… pic.twitter.com/5c0FaGJCzt
— François GROSDIDIER (@GrosdidierMetz) September 29, 2022
"Thank you to the staff of the Mercy Hospital of the CHR Metz-Thionville, for their professionalism and their kindness", added the elected official, praying "those who counted on (s) his presence today and in the coming days" to excuse him.
A municipal council, scheduled for Thursday from 3:00 p.m., will take place without him.
Aged 61 and father of three children, François Grosdidier has been mayor of Metz since 2020. Former senator for Moselle (2011-2020), he also chairs the Eurometropolis of Metz.