Spying, physical assault, racist insults and anonymous denunciations: what if the - very long campaign - of the 2020 municipal elections had been the most violent that we have lived in a long time? If the campaign in Paris was rather calm - if we put aside the resounding revelation of the intimate videos of Benjamin Griveaux and his renunciation in February, the rest of the Ile-de-France and the Oise were the theater of confrontations which often went beyond the framework of politics.
Homophobic insults from Vitry to accusations of espionage in Aubervilliers, the burning of the house of a candidate in Etampes (Essonne) to the crow of Lavaquerie (Oise), overview of business, large or small, which have poisoned the municipal 2020.
Spying charges and revolver bullets in Seine-Saint-Denis
In this department where tensions have been exacerbated in many cities, the blows flew low in Raincy where the head of the list (LR) Pierre-Marie Salle and two of his running mate received revolver bullets, caliber 9 mm in a parcel. We don't know where they came from.
An equally dark atmosphere in Aubervilliers or Zishan Butt, DVG candidate joined by the outgoing mayor PCF, filed a complaint against a member of a competing list, whom he accuses of having installed a spy on his car, in his personal parking lot. Supported video surveillance images.
Homophobic insults and aggression in Val-de-Marne
In Vitry-sur-Seine, the launch of the campaign by candidate LREM Kamale Sobhi had been greatly disrupted in early January. As his meeting started, "thirty people" had invaded the room according to the candidate's story at the time. "People on my team were physically assaulted and there were homophobic insults," he added.
In Champigny-sur-Marne, Laurent Jeanne (Libres!), Opposing the outgoing mayor Christian Fautré (PCF), had been attacked in front of his home in mid-June. The man who had since been elected mayor had been hit from behind but had not seen his attacker.
Insults, blows and threats in the Hauts-de-Seine
It was at Colombes, which has just switched back to the left, that the campaign was the most fierce, especially during the period between the two towers. At the beginning of June, the centrist candidate Sébastien Perrotel freshly rallied to the outgoing mayor (LR) complained: his daughter was insulted and threatened and his car was vandalized. The 15, they are running mate Nicole Goueta (LR) who claims to have been the target of projectiles in the northern districts and the 17th, Valentin Narbonnais, running mate of the leader of the left, received blows during a picnic picnic organized by the left.
Racism and fire in Essonne
In Essonne, the countryside has experienced some heatstroke, especially in Etampes. In September, the house of the main opponent and candidate Mathieu Hillaire (LFI) was burned. The fire started in the middle of the night from a car parked outside his house while he was in the pavilion with his wife and children.
In Itteville, it was the tomb of the father of outgoing mayor Alexandre Spada (MoDem) - who was not re-elected - who was desecrated in mid-June with a black bomb inscription: “Le MTK (Editor's note: metic) outside."
Death threats in Val-d'Oise
Georges Mothron (LR) reelected Argenteuil said Monday he wanted to file a complaint against a running mate of Philippe Doucet (PS). The latter, on Facebook, would have criticized the outgoing mayor for positioning the far right.
The socialist believes that his team simply recalled the sulfur tweets of one of his running mats. On the side of Omar Slaouti (DVG), two members of his team complained about death threats from a poster maker by Philippe Doucet.
In Seine-et-Marne, low blows and slander in Montereau
In Montereau, the duel between the outgoing mayor James Chéron (UDI) and his predecessor, the former deputy-mayor Yves Jégo (SE) was crescendo for seven months. False accusations and slanders on false accounts on social networks, the fight between the chief of staff and an employee or the birth of a fanzine intended to attack the mayor in place have divided the population.
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The first assistant even files a lawsuit against… James Chéron for embezzlement of public funds. "On a deliberation presented and voted by him", specifies the one who was re-elected Sunday and pursues his former running mate in defamation.
In the Yvelines, the former mayor RN makes the town hall elegantly ...
In Mantes-la-Ville, a week after having refused the hand of his opponent on the evening of his defeat, the outgoing mayor RN Cyril Nauth, again, made his own during the installation council of Sami Damergy (SE). He first quotes the newly elected, from diverse and varied origins: "Forgive me if I scratch certain names."
Then he attacks Sami Damergy's campaign director, Lahbib Eddaouidi, boss of the local newspaper "La Gazette-en-Yvelines" which he described as "host of couscous evenings". "What ? I really like couscous! ”He said.
Anonymous letters and threats in the Oise
In Lavacquerie, a municipality of 211 inhabitants, anonymous letters, gossip and other threats of all kinds have been punctuated in recent months. During the first round, two gendarmerie trucks were even present on site.
"When you receive this, you know very well what it is ..." released the outgoing mayor (without label), Philippe Belleperche, finally beaten, pointing to a leaf with small tiles. On the sheet, write in capital letters: "So, Mr. Belleperche, soon a jacket ... Say thank you to your wife, not kind but very nice to some."
A former deputy, who had joined an opposing list, will also speak of direct threats. "I was told that the elections would end with gunshots for me," said Christophe Bloquel.
