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Yvelines: the municipal election of 2020 in Trappes definitively canceled

2021-08-18T11:09:59.254Z


The Council of State definitively canceled this Wednesday August 18 the municipal election of 2020 in Trappes (Yvelines) won by Ali Rabeh ...


The Council of State definitively canceled this Wednesday August 18 the municipal election of 2020 in Trappes (Yvelines) won by Ali Rabeh (Génération.s), accusing him of having promoted his candidacy between the two rounds.

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In February, the Versailles administrative court canceled this election, after the filing of an appeal by the opposition list Engagement Trappes Citoyens and the elected Othman Nasrou, close to Valérie Pécresse.

The court denounced "

propaganda actions

" carried out by Ali Rabeh, close to Benoît Hamon, between the two rounds of the 2020 election. The politician, who challenged this decision, appealed to the Council of State , who ultimately dismissed his appeal.

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According to the decision of the Council of State consulted by AFP, the association "

Cœurs de Trappes

" has indeed "

promoted the candidacy of Ali Rabeh

", its founder, between the two towers. The association notably organized a distribution "

of about 15,000 masks

", "

during a period when surgical masks were only available in small quantities

", it is written. These sets of masks included "

a user manual containing a photo of Mr. Rabeh (...) identical to that used for his documents and election propaganda posters

".

The Council of State, however, also annulled the ineligibility to which the administrative court had condemned Ali Rabeh, and asked the State to reimburse him for his companion accounts.

A "sectarian and patronage" management, insists the opposition

"

The highest court of our country has just confirmed in its turn the cheating of Ali Rabeh in the last municipal elections

", reacted to AFP Othman Nasrou, who accuses him of a "

sectarian and patronage

" management of the town of Trappes.

The judges consider that it is up to the Trappists to decide by voting again and I am delighted.

This will give me the opportunity to clarify the political game, while my opponents wanted to encumber the courts with legal proceedings,

”Ali Rabeh told AFP.

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In the second round of the municipal election of June 2020 in this city of about 30,000 inhabitants, Ali Rabeh's list came first with 40.40% or 2,023 votes, ahead of the lists of Othman Nasrou (various right, 37.19%) and Guy Malandain (various left, 22.41%).

The new municipal election should be held in the fall.

Source: lefigaro

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