David Lisnard did not arrive alone at BFMTV-RMC this Wednesday, May 7. In the stock market of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF): a list, listing “the mayors and municipal elected officials who have been attacked in recent days.” A way for the councilor of Cannes (LR) to alex once again the climate that the latter faces, which according to him “a civic crisis.”
David Lisnard first talks about the case of a municipal official of Gauriaguet (Gironde), assaulted on Saturday, May 3 while trying to end an urban rodeo. Then, talk about the mayor of Aureec-Sur-Loire (Haute-Loire).
The latter’s car and his wife’s burned on Monday 5 to Tuesday, May 6. In David Lisnard’s documents, seven other cases are identified. The older occurred on December 18, 2024.
Mayor, a “very exposed mandate”
The AMF chief recalls the mayor’s proximity with his citizens: “We are residents among the inhabitants. It brought my children in school.” “It is a magnificent mandate but that is very exposed in a society where individuals, adults behave more in delayed and capricious adolescents than in responsible citizens,” he continues.
David Lisnard emphasizes, however, that mayors “are not above others”, considering that these phenomena of violence are generally concerned “all French.”
In 2022, the Interior Ministry identified 2,265 complaints and reports for acts of verbal or physical violence against elected officials, which represented an increase of 32% compared to 2021. Between 2022 and 2023, attacks on elected officials increased again, with an increase in order of 15%. Before reducing 9% in 2024 compared to 2023.
Source: BFM TV
