8legs: Marseille municipal elections

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Anti-drug activist campaigns in French election despite threats, 2 brothers lost to gang violence

Kessaci campaigns in Marseille despite death threats and the murder of two brothers tied to drug gangs.
He proposes doubling Marseille’s police force to 1,600 officers to improve neighborhood safety.
Kessaci links drug trafficking to cycles of poverty and aims housing-project renovations to curb narcotics influence.
Kessaci’s plan includes education, job training, and revitalizing local businesses in housing projects.
Experts say drug trafficking remains concentrated in a minority of French municipalities but is spreading.
Kessaci emphasizes frontline involvement over exclusions, aiming for local police-community collaboration.
The campaign follows a November mass gathering in Marseille denouncing drug trafficking after a young activist’s killing.
Kessaci has a background with Conscience, a nonprofit aiding families affected by drug violence.
France faces ongoing concerns about youth involvement in drug networks and related violence.
Kessaci seeks to address narcocracy by strengthening municipal services and community spaces.

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