When he sharpened it on the steps of the town hall of Porto-Vecchio (Corse-du-Sud) on Sunday, June 28, carried in triumph by cohorts of supporters, Jean-Christophe Angelini is well aware that he has just witnessed to a historical fact in the political landscape of the island. This nationalist 45 years of age, broken in the jousting election, comes not only to snatch the reins of the third city of Corsica to the right after a fourth attempt, marked with the seal of the pugnacity.

By winning the election with nearly 55 % of the vote against Georges Mela, the outgoing mayor, heir of the dynasty of R…

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