Jean-Claude Villemain, former mayor of Creil, was filmed and mocked by a woman moments after learning of his socialist list's defeat in the municipal elections. The video, posted on TikTok, shows her repeatedly shouting «Au revoir Jean-Claude!». The city shifts to La France insoumise after a century of socialist rule.
Jean-Claude Villemain, who led Creil for sixteen years until 2024, had handed over to his first deputy Sophie Dhoury-Lehner. On Sunday evening, in the second round of the municipal elections, her PS list lost to insoumis candidate Omar Yaqoob, who secured 51.1% of the votes against 48.8% for the outgoing mayor. A week earlier, third-place divers droite candidate Noureddine Nachite had withdrawn and urged votes for La France insoumise. Creil, in Oise, had been under socialist control since 1918. With cheers from insoumis militants still echoing, Villemain, face grim, was filmed in the stairs by a woman. She chased him, shouting «Au revoir Jean-Claude!» repeatedly, then added: «Remember all the harm you did, Jean-Claude! Goodbye.» The former mayor, looking defeated, did not react or look at her, enduring the taunts. The video was posted on TikTok shortly after the results were announced.
