On the Place du Marché du Blanc-Mesnil, former communist mayor Didier Meignon wants to challenge citizens on Thursday, July 3. Accompanied by other local officials and some citizens, he denounces the “total presence” of the city’s former mayor, Thierry Meignen. However, the elected representative of Les Républicains left his local office in 2021 to become a senator for Seine-Saint-Denis, a 2014 law that prevents the merging of mayoral and parliamentary functions.
L’Pretcing accuses Thierry Meignen of using the current mayor as a straw man. “During the town halls, it’s Meignen who answers all the questions,” says Katia Gomez, who was also elected to the municipal council. Mayor Jean-Philippe Ranquette completely withdraws to give him the floor. He apologizes, saying, “I’ll let Thierry answer, he knows the subject better.” It’s a shame, for the mayor.” On the senator’s Facebook page, we can read that Thierry Maignen is, in fact, a senator, but he also presents himself as “President of the municipal majority in Blanc-Mesnil.”
In Letters City, which Humanity has been able to consult, Thierry Maignen always favors his “services.” His name is also found on the lower invitations to celebrations, while the newsletter Le Blanc-Mesnil mentions numerous local trips: a meeting with city officials, the inauguration of a school… In the November 2024 edition, an entire file is devoted to the glory of “Thierry Meignen and the history of…”
