Spillebout syndrome? The end of Martine Aubry’s fourth, and normally last, term as mayor of Lille promises to be eventful. Already, in 2020, the socialist had moved back against her will to prevent the belfry from falling into the hands of her former chief of staff, Violette Spillebout, who became a Macronist. This time, it was within his own camp that hostilities were launched on Monday by his former security deputy, the current PS deputy Roger Vicot.
In the columns of our colleagues at the Voice of the North, the man who was re-elected mayor of Lomme in 2020, before becoming a deputy, announced that he was a candidate to succeed Martine Aubry. An outing from the woods that made a lot of teeth grind at city hall.
“We need to co-construct more,” insists Roger Vicot in the interview with our colleagues. Except that, obviously, this policy of consultation does not apply in his political approach to winning the town hall. The MP only announced his desire to run for the seat occupied since 2001 by Martine Aubry to the person concerned until Monday, the day the interview was published. A unilateral decision which certainly made the boss jump and many other elected officials from the municipal majority were stunned. Especially since the self-proclaimed candidate has closed all doors to possible challengers: “If there are other candidates, they will be the ones who will run against me. »
“Martine Aubry is mayor until 2026”
In response, a scathing press release, published in the evening. “Martine Aubry is mayor until 2026. With her, we decided that, when the time comes, we would collectively choose the candidate who will be best placed to win, with our allies of course. And then, the activists will choose! » A proper reframing.
It doesn’t stop there. The name of Roger Vicot is not mentioned in the text, the declared candidate being mentioned only by his position as deputy. Opportunity for a second murderous attack, the signatories of the press release recalling that he owes them the seat he occupies in the National Assembly. And if the elected representatives of the municipal majority have legitimate “individual ambitions”, they nevertheless recall that “it is in unity, collective reflection and action that residents will trust us”.
For his part, LFI deputy Adrien Quatennens said he was “excited” by this news. “In 2026, for the race to the belfry, between rebels, socialists, ecologists and communists, we will be spoiled for choice. This is good news,” he posted on .