French Mayor Says ‘I Don’t’ to Deportee Wedding

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In July 2023, the mayor of Béziers (Hérault), Robert Ménard, refused to celebrate the marriage of a man subjected to an OQTF, which is out of law. On Tuesday, February 18, he refused to plead guilty before a judge. He will therefore be summoned to a correctional court.

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Right-wing French mayor Robert Ménard is facing criminal charges for refusing to officiate a marriage between a French woman and an Algerian man who was forced to leave France. The case has caused outrage among MPs who are calling for a change in the law so that Ménard can no longer be prosecuted, reports Midi Libre.

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French Mayor Says ‘I Don’t’ to Deportee Wedding

A right-wing mayor is being prosecuted for refusing to perform the civil wedding ceremony of an Algerian national who was under an obligation to leave French territory. Refusing to plead guilty, he must now stand trial in a criminal court. Parliamentarians are seizing on this grotesque situation to call for a change in the law. In July 2023, Robert Ménard, mayor of the southern town of Béziers and a well-known figure of the French Right, refused…

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The mayor of Béziers had refused a marriage between a French woman and an Algerian under OQTF. Unlike two of his ministers, the government does not call for an amendment of the law but for a clarification.