At the Cogolin municipal council, the failed exit of Marc-Etienne Lansade

A mobilization was expected before the session with the announcement of a strong presence of traders, the dramatic turn of events occurred in the room by the voice of the opposition this Monday.

At 5 p.m., opposition MP Olivier Courchet delivered the final blow: "You do not have a quorum, we are leaving the session," he proclaimed to the applause of the audience.

Then a sequence of barely a minute begins where the majority tries to play for time.

"I take note of that ," Marc-Etienne Lansade sketches amidst the hubbub. "Just one thing, as I haven't opened the session yet, you can leave," the mayor tests. - "You are obliged to open the session at 5 p.m. After that, it's too late: it's 5:01 p.m., you don't have the quorum," Olivier Courchet admonishes. "All deliberations will be canceled, do as you see fit."

The majority is procrastinating. "Jean-Marc is looking for a position," says one advisor. But the situation is clear.

"It's perfect, the council will be reconvened," the mayor decides to declare, slipping to his opponent of the day - between two pleasantries - "you know what, I was going to doze off a bit." Definitely jaded.

"We have already stayed in the council when there was no quorum, out of concern for responsibility ," Olivier Courchet clarified after this outburst. "But the question on the PLU was truncated and insincere. We would have asked for it to be postponed so that it could be reworked."

Traders at the meeting

"We're not three bald men and two shorn men!" The collective of shopkeepers who launched a petition against the lack of parking demonstrated their commitment to the council.

This message was directly inspired by the mayor's video from last Thursday, in which he mocked their petition (1,000 signatures to date), denouncing a handful of activists.

This Monday, those who were keeping things quiet didn't insult or boo the mayor, who arrived with his phone glued to his ear. They did, however, applaud him heartily as he left the Bastide Pisan.

Perhaps for the last time... This looks like a failed outing for Marc-Etienne Lansade, who had brought forward the time of this session to 5 p.m., without ensuring the punctuality of his troops.

Because this Tuesday, the courts may deprive him of his mayoral seat in a case of abuse of weakness.