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At 85, André Santini Launches Bid for Eighth Term as Issy-les-Moulineaux Mayor

The veteran UDI leader is campaigning from rehabilitation under the shadow of an annulled legal shield.

Overview

  • Santini formally declared he will head a list for the 15 and 22 March municipal elections despite ongoing hospital rehabilitation after an October 11, 2025 fall.
  • He remains physically weakened, uses a wheelchair, manages city affairs remotely, and received temporary permission to leave the Corentin-Celton hospital.
  • An administrative court in Cergy-Pontoise on January 13 annulled the municipal “protection fonctionnelle” granted to him in 2022.
  • A formal judicial inquiry opened in October 2024 into complaints by former collaborators alleging harassment and sexual assault, which remain unresolved.
  • He cites a medical certificate attesting he is intellectually fit, promises to reinforce his team with a list of unity and renewal, and counts on support from Gabriel Attal who is not on the slate.