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For weeks, Saint-Étienne has been shaken by an alleged case of blackmail at the sextape. The mayor, Gael partridgeis suspected of having taken part in it. The elected official was under pressure during the City Council, Monday, September 26.
Monday, September 26, the mayor (The Republicans) of Saint-Etienne (Loire), Gael Partridge, is come to the City Council on tiptoe, looking serious. He is suspected of intimate video blackmail on his former first deputy. He defended himself from the start of the session and criticized his opponents on the left for instrumentalizing the affair. Gael Perdriau does not intend to leave his place as mayor of the city. Very quickly, the tension mounted.
In his own majority, some do not understand his stubbornness. The left meanwhile ended up leaving the Council Chamber. At the same time, dozens of demonstrators were present in front of the Town Hall, calling for the resignation of the elected official. For now, Gael partridge does not plan to resign from his functions either in the city or in the metropolis of Saint-Étienne.
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