Laurent Marcangeli

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Laurent Marcangeli
Mayor of Ajaccio
Assumed office
5 April 2014
Preceded bySimon Renucci
Member of the National Assembly
for Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded bySimon Renucci
Succeeded byJean-Jacques Ferrara
Personal details
Born (1980-12-10) 10 December 1980 (age 40)
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyUnion for a Popular Movement
The Republicans
Ajaccio !
Alma materUniversity of Corsica Pasquale Paoli
News video from April 2020 about importation of COVID-19 masks to Corsica. Marcangeli appears and speaks from 1:40

Laurent Marcangeli (born 10 December 1980) is a French politician. He was mayor of Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica, in 2014 and since 2015, and was a member of the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017, representing Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency. He was a member of the nationwide right-wing parties Union for a Popular Movement and The Republicans before starting his own party "Ajaccio !" in 2018.

Biography[]

Marcangeli was born in Ajaccio, Corsica. He is a distant cousin of , who was mayor from 1994 to 2000.[1] His mother was a Corsican nationalist trade unionist for postal workers, and his father worked for the nationalist Edmond Simeoni.[1] In contrast to his parents and his classmates at University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli, he joined the French right-wing party Rally for the Republic at 17.[1] He studied Public Law and History and wrote a master's degree thesis on Charles de Gaulle's relations with Corsica.[1]

Marcangeli was voted onto Ajaccio's city council in 2007 and the departmental council of Corse-du-Sud in 2011.[1] In June 2012, he became Corsica's youngest member of the National Assembly, winning an election against Ajaccio's Socialist mayor Simon Renucci to represent Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency.[1] In March 2014, he was elected mayor of Ajaccio, beating Renucci by 47% to 46%.[2]

The 2014 election was annulled by a court in October of that year due to irregularities, and Marcangeli resigned.[3] The election was run again in February 2015, and he won by 59.25% to 40.75%.[4]

Marcangeli endorsed former Prime Minister Alain Juppé in the primaries to represent The Republicans in the 2017 French presidential election.[5] In the election itself, he backed François Fillon, but publicly withdrew support in March 2017.[6]

In February 2018, Marcangeli quit The Republicans due to disagreements with party president Laurent Wauquiez. In September, he set up a new party, "Ajaccio !".[7]

Marcangeli took part in the 2021 regional elections as a candidate for president of the Corsican Executive Council. His nomination, Un soffiu novu, was endorsed by the Republicans, the Bonapartist Central Committee and the Union of Democrats and Independents.[8] He received 24.86% of the vote in the first round, behind incumbent Gilles Simeoni of Femu a Corsica (29.19%).[9] In the run-off, he came second of four candidates behind Simeoni (40.64% to 32.02%).[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Chemin, Ariane (3 July 2012). "Laurent Marcangeli : le plus jeune député de Corse" [Laurent Marcangeli: Corsica's youngest deputy]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Elections municipales: Laurent Marcangeli élu maire d'Ajaccio" [Local elections: Laurent Marcangeli elected mayor of Ajaccio] (in French). France 3. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Après l'annulation de son élection, le maire d'Ajaccio annonce sa démission" [After the annulment of his election, the mayor of Ajaccio announces his resignation]. Le Monde (in French). 27 October 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ Saliceti, Diana (2 February 2015). "Les Ajacciens réélisent leur maire de droite" [The people of Ajaccio re-elect their right-wing mayor]. Libération (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ Waintraub, Judith (24 February 2016). "Laurent Marcangeli : "Pourquoi je soutiens Alain Juppé"" [Laurent Marcangeli: "Why I'm supporting Alain Juppé"]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ Pisani, S. (4 March 2017). "Laurent Marcangeli se retire de la campagne de François Fillon" [Laurent Marcangeli quits François Fillon's campaign]. Corse-Matin (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ Castel, Olivier (29 September 2018). ""Ajaccio ! , le Mouvement" lancé par Laurent Marcangeli" ["Ajaccio!, the Movement" launched by Laurent Marcangeli]. France Bleu. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. ^ Bonnefoy, Coralie (8 June 2021). "Élections régionales en Corse : Gilles Simeoni et Laurent Marcangeli, les deux hommes clés" [Regional election in Corsica: Gilles Simeoni and Laurent Marcangeli, the two key men]. La Croix (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ Pisani, Sébastien (21 June 2021). "Territoriales : Laurent Marcangeli conserve la même liste pour le second tour" [Territorial election: Laurent Marcangeli keeps the same list for the second round]. Corse Matin (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Territoriales 2021 en Corse : Gilles Simeoni remporte le deuxième tour avec 40,64% des voix" [2021 territorial elections in Corsica: Gilles Simeoni wins the second round with 40.64% of the votes] (in French). France 3. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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