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Mayor of Valenciennes Re-Elected Despite Five Years of Ineligibility Required: a Scandal that Questions

Summary by Le Libre Penseur
The outgoing mayor Laurent Degallaix won the second round of municipal elections in Valenciennes on 22 March 2026. He obtained 36.52 per cent of the vote and 30 seats on the council. His list took precedence over the left union (32.56 per cent) and other competitors. This result occurred while the prosecution had required five years ineligible with provisional execution in February. The court case concerned an complicity of unlawful taking of in…
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The outgoing mayor Laurent Degallaix won the second round of municipal elections in Valenciennes on 22 March 2026. He obtained 36.52 per cent of the vote and 30 seats on the council. His list took precedence over the left union (32.56 per cent) and other competitors. This result occurred while the prosecution had required five years ineligible with provisional execution in February. The court case concerned an complicity of unlawful taking of in…

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Le Libre Penseur broke the news in on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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