After the violent attack on the family of the mayor of L’Haÿ-les-Roses on Saturday evening, the mayors organized rallies at noon this Monday, July 3. “Civic mobilizations” to say stop, because elected officials are on the front line to defend their cities, bruised by six nights of riots.
Loud applause. An elected official who finds it difficult to hide his emotion. A thousand people came to support the mayor of L’Haÿ-les-Roses (Val-de-Marne). Saturday, his home was violently attacked with a ram car. His wife and one of his children were injured. A march in the city to denounce the looting, the violence. “It’s not normal for it to go this far“, declares a man who came to support the chosen one.
All over France, rallies have formed in front of town halls, to call for calm, as in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine), where the young Nahel was killed. In Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), the sirens sounded as a sign of solidarity. In Coulaines (Sarthe), many elected officials and residents came to support the mayor (PS) Christophe Rouillon, after the fire at the town hall on Friday evening. A mayor who, like many others, continues to occupy the field. Last night, with his team, he crisscrossed the city, placed under high surveillance. According to him, the municipality is paying for its commitment against drug trafficking. Tomorrow, more than 200 mayors will be received at the Élysée by Emmanuel Macron at the end of the morning.
