In Saint-Etienne, the political destiny of Gaël Perdriau mired in the scandal of the "sextape"

2022-09-28T14:59:26.208Z

Despite pressure from municipal opposition and part of his majority, the mayor of the 13th city of France, let go by Les Républicains, clings to his mandate and counts on judicial time to weather a media storm.

A scent of revolt and disgust reigns in front of the Town Hall of Saint-Etienne, Monday, September 26.

For several weeks, the capital of the Loire department, which is vying for the place of 13th city in France with Le Havre, has been living to the rhythm of an incredible media and political tsunami.

In the space of a few months, Gaël Perdriau and his close guard have revealed to their constituents a most obscure face: the city councilor as well as his chief of staff Pierre Gauttieri, his deputy for Education Samy Kéfi-Jérôme and his ex- companion Gilles Rossary-Lenglet would have blackmailed the deputy mayor, Gilles Artigues, for several years, through a video shot without his knowledge, in a Paris hotel room, in the company of a gay escort.

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Faced with this political scandal, the Stéphanois do not mince their words.

Pitiful

", some complain.

“

Nauseabond”

, spit some.

“

Unworthy of the Republic

”, fulminate the others.

It's the whole reputation of Saint-Etienne that is tarnished...

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