In the shoes of the former mayor… of La Garenne-Colombes, on the front line during the Covid crisis
Now a member of parliament (LR), Philippe Juvin was the mayor of La Garenne-Colombes, in Hauts-de-Seine, in 2020. Re-elected in the first round, two days before the lockdown, the man who is also head of the emergency department at Pompidou Hospital, looks back on those trying months during which this dual role was more useful than ever.
By Anne-Sophie DamecourThe mayor remains the French people's favorite local elected official, the one they identify with, the one they turn to in times of difficulty. Overburdened, under pressure, and mistreated, mayors perform a role that is becoming less and less appealing, as the mission has become so difficult. Nine months before the next municipal elections , we're meeting them so they can share their thoughts on a significant and memorable event during their term.
On March 15, 2020, Philippe Juvin (LR) was re-elected mayor of La Garenne-Colombes in the first round with 76% of the vote. But he wasn't at the town hall to celebrate this victory, which marked the start of his fourth term. Philippe Juvin was then on the set of the 8 p.m. news on TF1. Because the situation was serious. The country was experiencing a surge in cases of Covid-19 , this ultra-contagious respiratory disease that appeared in November 2019 in China and is spreading around the world with a very high mortality rate.
Le Parisien
