Dorothée Pacaud elected mayor after the resignation of Yannick Morez

The first deputy of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Dorothée Pacaud, was elected mayor of this town in Loire-Atlantique on Friday evening June 9. This election comes after the resignation of Yannick Morez, targeted by threats and violence from the far right, according to an AFP correspondent on the spot. Since the acceptance of the resignation of the mayor by the prefect, Dorothée Pacaud exercised the function of acting mayor.

This 45-year-old teacher, without a label, becomes the first woman to head this seaside resort of 14,800 inhabitants. The city council meeting, early Friday evening, was held in a somewhat tense atmosphere. A dozen young ultra-right activists presented themselves in front of the windows of the municipal council brandishing smoke bombs and shouting “Yesterday Annecy, tomorrow Saint-Brévin”, before being pushed back by the gendarmes. These activists were not from the town, according to these same sources.

“I expected this introduction and I was prepared for it”declared to the press the city councilor, surrounded by his tricolor scarf. “However, I approach the next three years with great serenity”she added. “I think my predecessor’s word has carried high and I am hopeful of more support”.

Arrested by two anti-CADA residents at the end of the municipal council, Dorothée Pacaud denounced a “scandalous mix” with the Annecy drama, emphasizing that “Racism is not a political opinion but a crime”. She specified that the work of the CADA would continue and that it would open as planned at the end of the year.