the prefect has agreed to the resignation of the mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

“The prefect has accepted his resignation, in accordance with the mayor’s request”. The prefect of Loire-Atlantique granted the request for resignation of the mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, who had expressed the desire to leave office after being the subject of threats and violence, announced the prefecture to AFP, Wednesday May 31, confirming information from the daily West France.

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“The letter has been sent, his resignation is effective from the date of notification of this letter”, completed the prefecture, specifying that the letter had been addressed “week 22”, or since the beginning of the week. Asked Wednesday morning, the town hall of Saint-Brevin was not immediately able to confirm receipt of this letter.

Reminder of the facts

The mayor of this town, Yannick Morez (DVD), had been the subject of threats from the far right since the formalization, at the end of 2021, of the transfer near a school in his town of a reception center for asylum seekers (Cada) which had already existed in Saint-Brevin since 2016. These attacks had culminated on March 22 in the early morning, with the fire of two vehicles of the mayor in front of his home, the facade of which had also been affected by the flames while he slept there with his family.

Heard by the Senate Law Commission and received at Matignon on May 17 by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the elected official, a doctor by profession, had maintained his desire, announced three weeks ago, to resign from office and leave. with his family the seaside resort where he has been living for thirty-two years.