US EditionThe Mayor of La Rochelle, Jean-François Fountaine, Announces His Resignation with Immediate Effect
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After eleven years at the head of the city, the elected various left announced on his Facebook account that he had "made the decision not to represent himself in the next municipal elections", explaining "this transition now".
Jean-François Fountaine, the various left mayor of La Rochelle for eleven years, announced on Friday 6 June 2025 his resignation less than a year from the next municipal elections. "Time passes and it seems to me that we need to know how to turn the page," he explained in a video published on Facebook.
The town hall of La Rochelle, in January 2020. XAVIER LEOTY/AFP The various left mayor of La Rochelle, Jean-François Fountaine, announced, Friday, June 6, his resignation, after eleven years at the head of the city of Charente-Maritime and less than one year of the next municipal elections. "Time passes and it seems to me that it is necessary to know how to turn the page. I therefore made the decision not to represent me in the next municipal el…
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