Overview
- The Montreuil administrative court, which ruled Tuesday, froze Mayor Bally Bagayoko’s April 1 order that sought to block tenant evictions without a rehousing offer.
- Judges said there is a serious doubt about the decree’s legality because a mayor cannot stop evictions ordered by a judicial court after the prefecture argued the text broke the law.
- During a brief visit to Saint‑Denis on Tuesday, Bagayoko said President Emmanuel Macron condemned the racist attacks against him and offered reassurance.
- Bagayoko defended his security stance, saying fewer defense-ball launchers will stay in police cars, other tools like gas and stun guns remain in use, staffing and 834 cameras are maintained, and he wants 20% more national police.
- Bagayoko called the presidential support late and invited Macron to a May 3 anti‑racism march, while Paris prosecutors continue an investigation into racist public insults following his complaint.