Behind Robert Ménard's Political Instrumentalization, the Story of the Eternal Brides of Béziers

Emmanuel Macron called on parliamentarians to write "quickly" the bill allowing mayors to refuse to celebrate a marriage when one of the two persons is in an irregular situation. Direct support to Robert Ménard, pending the trial between the mayor and a couple living in Béziers.

The mayor of Bourg-lès-Valence (Drôme) refused to marry a French woman and a Tunisian in an irregular situation. The column suspect that the latter wanted to obtain French nationality through this union.

Actu Forces De l'Ordre The marriage between a French woman and a Tunisian in an irregular situation was prevented on Saturday 17 May by the mayor of Bourg-lès-Valence, Marlène Mourier, despite the authorization of the public prosecutor. L'édile evokes a white marriage, while the future spouses denounce an injustice. The ceremony was to take place in the afternoon. At 15:30, Sylvie, the future bride, [...] The Drôme article: the marriage will not…

The municipality's editor renounced to unite the couple, considering that the spouse, a Tunisian in an irregular situation, proceeded to a "marriage of complacency"

The mayor of Bourg-lès-Valence refused to marry a Tunisian clandestine, suspected of a white marriage. She was liable to up to 5 years in prison. In Bourg-lès-Valence (Drôme), Mayor Marlène Murier refused to celebrate the marriage of a French woman and a Tunisian clandestine, suspected of a white marriage. The ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, May 17, 2025, did not...

Marlène Mourier closed the doors of her town hall when Sylvie, who wishes to marry, presented herself, alone, for explanations. The first denounces an irregular marriage, aimed at obtaining papers, the second of lies and racism.