Municipales 2026 : Gilles Simeoni Announces His Candidacy for the Town Hall of Bastia and His Future Departure of the Corsican Executive
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The leader of the autonomists announced on Wednesday 17 December that he would lead the battle to the municipalities to regain his seat as mayor to the detriment of his position as chairman of the island's executive council.
Under the spotlight of the show "Pulitica" of France 3 Corsica, Gilles Simeoni has lifted the veil on his intentions for the municipalities 2026: he will be the candidate at the top of the outgoing list in Bastia during the elections next March. This return marks the end of the doubts and negotiations that have stirred up the Femu movement in Corsica in recent months. Simeoni explains to the local media that this decision has been "maturely refl…
Gilles Simeoni assured Wednesday evening that his decision to top the list was "shared" with the outgoing mayor, trying to extinguish insistent rumours of tensions around the latter's refusal to give up his place.
It is now official: Gilles Simeoni will lead the list of the outgoing municipal majority in Bastia for the elections of March 2026. Guest of the program Pulitica, the president of the executive council of Corsica confirms his return to the municipal scene, in the city that elected him mayor twelve years ago.
His candidacy was expected, the reactions are no less intense in the opposition camp. They severely criticise the return of the president of the Executive to Bastia.
Municipales in Bastia: the autonomous president of the executive council of Corsica, Gilles Simeoni, announces being the top of the list
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