At Least One Mayor Resigns a Day in France, Here's Why

Le Parisien

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According to a study conducted by the Association of Mayors of France (AMF), this historical number of resignations of mayors is mainly due to conflicts in their municipal councils.

20 Minutes

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According to a study published this Thursday, 2,189 mayors have resigned since 2020

Le Monde

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With 2,189 resignations since 2020, or more than 400 per year, the number of publishers leaving their mandates was four times higher than in the period 2008 to 2014, "a scale never observed", according to a note by the researcher at Cevipof Martial Foucault.

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France faces a "unprecedented" wave of mayors' resignation, according to a study published this Thursday. Nearly 2,200 have left office since the last municipal elections in 2020.

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Timpani strike in Schwabstedt: Mayor Philipp Wulfert has surprisingly resigned from all positions, ending a term of office that was most recently marked by hostility.