Fri, 9 October, 2026

Mrs la maire – Maureen Searle becomes the first foreign-born woman to run a French town



In the last 2026 mayoral elections, for the first time a British woman, who acquired the French nationality after living in France for years, became the mayor of a French town. Maureen Searle speaks to Gavin Lee about her life and experience in France 24’s Spotlight.

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