The handshake is firm.  With me, that won’t do it, Mr. Mayor » launches Emmanuel Macron to Bally Bagayoko from the presidential stand at the Stade de France.  Either you are mayor, and we work together. Either you’re an influencer, and that’s not going to do it » the head of state repeats to him, just before the kick-off of the Coupe de France final between RC Lens and OGC Nice, this May 22.
A few days earlier, the Insoumis mayor of Saint-Denis had posted a video on social networks where he pretended to be sad not to have had a response from Emmanuel Macron to his letter which listed the needs for his city. The extract has accumulated several million views. HAS” Your words are unworthy of a president. You are dealing with the mayor of Saint-Denis, so we will work together » replies the Insoumis councilor.
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Almost three months after his election, which was marked by a wave of racist attacks, Bally Bagayoko already has a lot of anecdotes. He tells them, that evening, from his office at the town hall, growing darker and darker as night falls on Saint-Denis. The portrait of the President of the Republic is still taken down, hidden in a corner. HAS” My predecessor didn’t hang it either » he recalls, about the former PS mayor Mathieu Hanotin whom he beat in the first round, to everyone’s surprise.
« One shot : KO » he laughs. This mantra does not much amuse the city’s socialists, relegated to the opposition in the municipal council, who denounce a lack of respect and Republican courtesy.  It’s a sports competition sloganthe mayor smiles again. When you take a knockout in boxing, you are stunned. This is exactly what the PS is experiencing at the moment. »
