VIDEO. Michèle Rubirola elected mayor of Marseille after a long suspense

Demonstrations, big mouths, and dramatic events expected ... This Saturday, after a crazy municipal campaign, the Marseille city council met to elect a new mayor and chose Michèle Rubirola, after a long suspense and several twists and turns. Very moved, the first woman elected mayor of Marseille was awarded the tricolor scarf by Jean-Claude Gaudin, putting an end to 25 years of reign of the right. Outside, a cheering crowd shouted "thanks" to the new green mayor of the second city in France. The union candidate from the left came first in Sunday's election with 38.3% of the vote. But his place as mayor was not yet assured because it had to be elected by the members of the municipal council. Facing her, the LR candidate, Guy Teissier, after the withdrawal of Martine Vassal (30% of the votes). In ambush, Samia Ghali, former PS senator who won 9% of the vote ... and who initially refused to ally with Rubirola.

At the end of the first vote, Saturday morning, and during which the National Gathering withdrew, none of the three candidates had obtained an absolute majority, further raising tension in the hemicycle.

After a long hiatus, Samia Ghali, who had the ballot box in her hands, finally announced that she would withdraw her candidacy, allowing Michèle Rubirola to win the seat of mayor. In front of the town hall, hundreds of demonstrators, including supporters of Rubirola's “Printemps Printemps Marseille”, had been gathered since the start of the morning to follow the mayor's election.