The project to install a reception center for asylum seekers in Saint-Brévin "will continue its course". This is what ensures the prefect of Loire-Atlantique Fabrice Rigoulet-Roze in the columns of Ouest-France, the day after the resignation of the mayor of the commune.
The high tensions around this project and the arson of which it was victim convinced the mayor of Saint-Brévin Yannick Morez (DVD) to throw in the towel. "I took this decision for personal reasons, especially following the arson attack on my home and the lack of support from the state," he said on the municipality's Facebook page.
The vehicles and the house of Mayor Saint-Brévin-les-Pins targeted by arson
"Unacceptable and unspeakable"
"The Cada is intended to open its doors," says Fabrice Rigoulet-Roze, who recalls that this project is in no way that of the mayor of Saint-Brévin but that of the State. The prefect also described the attacks on Yannick Morez as "inadmissible and unspeakable". This Thursday noon, he assures the press that the subject "was taken very seriously in relation to the pressure and intimidation he felt".
The prefect of Loire-Atlantique reacts to the resignation of the mayor of Saint Brevin. @OuestFrance44 pic.twitter.com/DmRdN2sn3O
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A few hours after the announcement of his resignation, Emmanuel Macron gave his support to the elected. "The attacks against Yannick Morez, mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, and his family are unworthy. To this elected representative of the Republic, to his wife and children, I reiterate my solidarity and that of the Nation. " wrote the president on his Twitter account.
The attacks against Yannick Morez, mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, and his family, are unworthy. To this elected representative of the Republic, to his wife and children, I reiterate my solidarity and that of the Nation.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 11, 2023
For her part, Elisabeth Borne said she found this situation "very shocking" and promised to "better protect" elected officials. She will propose to Yannick Morez to receive him next week.
