Gaël Perdriau
Gaël Perdriau is a French politician who has served as the mayor of Saint-Étienne since 2014 and as the president of the Saint-Étienne Métropole urban community. He was also a member of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and previously held ministerial advisory roles in the French government.
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Sep 11, 2026
Lean Left
The former LR mayor of Saint-Etienne was again sentenced to four years in prison on appeal for the 2015 sextape kompromat against his own first deputy.
Socialists see the LR conviction as a reminder that the right's moral bankruptcy is not new, but also as a warning about the wider corruption of local politics that voters are tired of.
Sep 11, 2026
Far Left
The former Saint-Etienne mayor was convicted again on appeal, sentenced to four years firm for a sextape blackmail case after already serving two months.
LFI points to Perdriau as a symbol of corrupt local centrist-right governance, proof that the system protects its own until the courts force accountability.
Jun 13, 2026
Far Left
The former mayor of Saint-Étienne faces calls for a five-year prison sentence, with three years firm, in the sextape blackmail trial.
LFI highlights Perdriau's case as an example of corruption and abuse of power within the political class, demanding accountability for elected officials.
Jun 10, 2026
Far Left
The appeal trial over the Saint-Etienne sextape blackmail case continued, with the former deputy mayor testifying about systematic humiliation at the hands of Perdriau's team.
For LFI, the case illustrates the culture of impunity and internal intimidation that characterizes the right-wing political apparatus at local level, where power is maintained through coercion rather than democratic accountability.
Jun 8, 2026
Far Left
The former LR mayor of Saint-Etienne is before a Lyon appeals court starting June 8, after being sentenced in December 2025 to five years prison including four without parole for blackmail, criminal association, and misuse of public funds.
LFI uses this case as a concrete illustration of the corrupt entanglement between centre-right political power and personal misconduct, reinforcing its anti-establishment narrative against the traditional right.