Jean-Christophe Canter
Jean-Christophe Canter (born 15 October 1960) is a French politician, former
Biography
He began his career in the French media as Director General of the daily national newspaper
Politically, Jean-Christophe Canter is known to promote the social values of the popular right wing within the UMP party. His vision of the European Union does not include Turkey, as promoted by other members of the UMP, but rather one that would welcome East European countries into the Union, such as Russia and Ukraine.
Jean-Christophe Canter was elected
After his election, accusations were brought against Jean-Christophe Canter, who finds himself today in an uneasy position in City Hall. In an interview with the press in October 2010 he declared that he will publish a book in January 2011 entitled, “Eric m’a Tuer” (“Eric killed me”) in which he will explain how the former Minister Woerth did his part or contributed to Canter's brush with the Judiciary.[1][2]
In 2011, Canter lost his mayoral post to Pascale Loiseleur.[3]
References
- ^ a b Courrier picard, 26 October 2010, p.3
- ^ "Le maire de Senlis accuse Eric Woerth de l'avoir 'éliminé' politiquement", Le Point, Agence France Presse, 25 October 2010
- ^ "Senlis reste à droite, mais change de maire". L'Express. 24 January 2011.