Patrick de Carolis was also president of France Télévisions from 2005 to 2010. – GERARD JULIEN / AFP
The duel promised to be close, it was not. Patrick de Carolis, and his list of the center, gathering personalities of left as of right, is elected mayor
of Arles, in the
Bouches-du-Rhône, with 57.22% of the votes cast. The former CEO of France Télévisions wins this second round against Nicolas Koukas, of the French Communist Party, and former deputy mayor of the outgoing mayor Hervé Schiavetti (PCF).
“Arles women and men have wanted to turn a historic page with a profound and radical change. The key word is to unite and turn the city towards an economic future “, welcomed the new mayor at the microphone of France 3.” There are also pretty defeats. I don’t have to be acidic about this defeat. Tomorrow there will be a new mayor, with a new opposition team, “said Nicolas Koukas after the announcement of the results and his clear defeat.
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