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THE TONTON FLINGUEURS. The mayor of Lille is known for her rants. From François Hollande to François Fillon, via Anne Hidalgo, not many people escape it.
By Michel Revol
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AWith her, it’s simple: “All dummies! “When it comes to discussing the political staff, Martine Aubry has never done in nuance. Apart from two darlings, the former CEO of SNCF Guillaume Pepy and his former chief of staff at Solférino Jean-Marc Germain, the mayor of Lille knocks everyone out, men and women alike.
We are not nicknamed the “meremptory” – or “the mayoremptory” in Lille – for nothing. Certainly, since she is a little withdrawn from the cars at the belfry of Lille, seat of the town hall, the daughter of Jacques Delors has lowered her tone. Even Emmanuel Macron, whom she does not carry in her heart, escapes the grapeshot. The ex-boss of the PS does the minimum service of a political opponent, castigating, for example, the “weakened and divided France” of the head of the É…
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