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Versailles Reconquête! Leaflet Misprints 'Nom Ville' Placeholder, Candidate Calls It a Printing Error

Sabine Clément downplays the viral misprint as free publicity in a contest where the incumbent remains favored.

Overview

  • A campaign tract for the Reconquête! list in Versailles was distributed reading "À la reconquête de Nom Ville" instead of naming the city.
  • Candidate Sabine Clément acknowledged the mistake on X as a "boulette" and a "printing error," thanking critics for the attention and redirecting focus to her program.
  • Images of the leaflet circulated widely on social platforms, with commenters ridiculing the oversight and noting that such materials are typically checked by a magistrate.
  • Le Figaro reports the slip came from a generic party template in which "Nom Ville" was not replaced with "Versailles" before printing and mailing the professions de foi.
  • Coverage places Clément as an outsider in the municipal race, with four-term mayor François de Mazières still the favorite and a rival right-wing list led by Olivier de La Faire also in the field.