Overview
- Jean-Claude Bertelli, elected Monday by an age tie-break after a dead heat with Valérie Rabault, now leads the Tarn-et-Garonne departmental council.
- Valérie Rabault said her group met twice with center-right figures and spoke with all sides except the RN to keep the council functioning.
- Accusations that three councillors teamed with the far-right RN to obtain vice-presidencies triggered a backlash in later votes.
- Jean-Michel Baylet denounced what he called betrayals, defended decades of projects under his leadership, and blamed the local Socialist Party for the loss.
- Bertelli remained in office Tuesday and signaled he would try to govern with a largely left-leaning executive, a setup many warn could stall decisions.