Meï's grandfather immigrated to France from Tuscany, settling in La Ciotat, where he found work at a shipyard.
[1] Meï was elected mayor of Gardanne in 1977 and served for 43 years, until Hervé Granier replaced in him in 2020.
[2][3] Each of his mayoral opponents had lost in the first round, except during the 1989 election cycle.
[4][5] He was a member of the National Assembly from 1996 to 2002, representing Bouches-du-Rhône's 10th constituency for the French Communist Party.
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