The mayor of Salaunes, a small town of 1,200 inhabitants, in the Médoc, Gironde, caused a severe storm in his municipal council by explaining that he intended to give his sponsorship to Eric Zemmour. In a video, posted on January 6 on Twitter, Jérôme Pardes said: “It is not acceptable that a candidate who brings together nearly 15% of the voting intentions, who is at the head of a party in full expansion, is deprived of the presidential election for lack of sponsorship, while others , which do not meet 5% of the voting intentions, will have them without difficulty ”, said the mayor, repeating word for word the speech of the far-right candidate for the presidential election.
He strangely added: “Those who know me know very well that I am not a right-wing extremist, much less a fascist, a homophobe, an anti-Semite, a misogynist, or even a fundamentalist (…) I just love my country, and I do not accept to see it dissolve in a delirious globalization. “ Jérôme Pardes, 58, explains having met the polemicist with a dozen mayors of the region, and having found him “Friendly, open to discussion and very attentive to issues in the field”.
Communiqué from elected municipal officials
He may have assured that it was a decision “Strictly personal”, which did not engage «Ni [son] city council nor [ses] administered “, the affair made waves at the town hall. Nine elected from the majority and two from the opposition, reports South West, signed a press release recalling that they were elected from unlabeled lists. They hear “To be represented by the success of their projects and not by political parties”, and ensure “Respect everyone’s freedom of expression” but without endorsing “The form chosen by Jérôme Pardes through this sponsorship”.
City councilors said they were ready to resign, or to force the mayor to return his scarf: to calm things down, Jérôme Pardes brought together all the elected officials behind closed doors, Tuesday, January 11, and no one finally gave up his mandate. The chosen one passed in town hall, Wednesday morning, and simply declared: “You saw, I’m still alive. “