An elected woman explodes in full council of Paris against Anne Hidalgo: "The shame": Current Woman The MAG

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Christophe Girard has decided to leave. Anne Hidalgo's cultural assistant finally gave in on Thursday July 23, 2020 around 6 p.m. after great pressure from the Environmental Group of Paris (GEP) as well as by many feminist associations, who demanded his departure since his links with Gabriel Matzneff had been established. As general secretary of the Yves Saint Laurent house between 1986 and 1987, Christophe Girard would indeed have provided financial support to the writer accused of rape of a minor, by paying his hotel expenses. Cornered, the politician chose to throw in the towel. "I am 64 years old, a fulfilling family life and many cultural, political and associative commitments, and I have no desire to spoil my life any longer and bother to justify myself all the time for something that doesn't exist ", he said via a press release.

A standing ovation

Friday July 24, 2020, the Paris Council assembly paid tribute to Christophe Girard. "I would like to address a Republican greeting to Mr. Christophe Girard who gave me a great lesson in dignity yesterday. I want to greet the man, but I am not talking about politics, I am not here for that", declared the prefect of Paris, Didier Lallement. Socialist and right-wing groups immediately rose to applaud Anne Hidalgo's former deputy, what made Alice Coffin jump.

The elected environmentalist exploded in full council chaired by Mayor Anne Hidalgo. "Shame on you", she shouted before the sound of the live broadcast, on Facebook and the city site, was cut. Still in shock, she explained on Twitter: "I have just exploded in the middle of the Paris Council. At the request of Prefect Lallement, almost the whole assembly stood up to applaud and pay homage to Christophe Girard. I could only scream over and over again"shame, shame, shame '".

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