Sordid allegations cloud municipal election in Nice

The municipal election duel in Nice, between incumbent mayor Christian Estrosi (Horizons, center-right) and Eric Ciotti, an ally of the far-right Rassemblement National, was always expected to be ruthless, as the pair are long-standing rivals. Yet, ahead of the first round of voting, the latest scandal in Nice, involving a severed pig’s head, a former counter-espionage agent and suspicions of infiltration, has brought the controversy in a campaign marred by…