No more stacking. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin will resign on Saturday from his mandate as mayor of Tourcoing (North), which he still held despite his government post, reports Le Figaro.
A marriage and a resignation
He must submit his resignation just after his wedding ceremony (in second marriage) at the town hall, said his entourage on Monday evening.
“My heart remains in Tourcoing: I am still elected from our city and I will become Mayor again as soon as my national mission is over,” the Minister wrote on Twitter on Monday evening.
–
In fact, he will continue to sit on city council.
Gérald Darmanin was reelected in the first round of municipal elections in Tourcoing on March 15, with 60.9% of the vote. He had first announced that his successor would be chosen at the end of July, then at the end of August. The latter will finally be elected during a municipal council to be held in September.
According to the case law established by Lionel Jospin in 1997, a minister cannot lead a local executive – but this rule has been circumvented several times since.
–
