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Christine Juste and Jean‑Yves Sayag Register Dissident 'Marseille Écologie' List in Marseille Municipal Race

Filed on the deadline after both were dropped from major tickets, the bid centers their message on ecology, cleanliness, security.

Overview

  • The newly formed 'Marseille écologie' slate was formally filed with 111 names on February 26, the last day for list registrations.
  • Christine Juste, deputy for environment and cleanliness under Benoît Payan, remains under a six‑month EELV exclusion for alleged defamatory remarks.
  • The ticket registers candidacies for the city’s central mayoralty and for the 6th–8th sector in Marseille.
  • Jean‑Yves Sayag, a metropolitan delegate for cleanliness not retained on Martine Vassal’s list, joins Juste in a cross‑camp alliance.
  • Rival campaigns acknowledged the filing, with Vassal’s spokesperson stating that everyone is free to run in a democracy.