While many elected officials advocate for a second tour in June, the government has not yet decided, and shall make its decision by may 27 next.
Hold elections in time of crisis, the sars coronavirus, it is the puzzle of the moment to the government. While 5000 communes are still without a mayor, a decision on the holding of the second round of the municipal in the month of June must be made by 27th may next.
But the hypothesis is not unanimous, even within the majority. If many mayors of major cities are in favour, other officials consider, inter alia, that the election campaign will not be able to occur normally. The broad consensus is desired by the government is far from being achieved.
Where is the thinking of the government ?
Still in the midst of reflection, the government has blocked on the subject this Wednesday, during the Council of ministers, which was to be followed by an inter-ministerial meeting. According to the information on the Parisien, Emmanuel Macron, and Edouard Philippe lean for a second round on Sunday 28 June. The two men reportedly expressed their preference at a dinner with several members of the majority, on Tuesday night . The Prime minister will sit in the early evening with the party leaders on the issue in order to take into account the opinion of each, so as to find a political consensus large.
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Because the memory of the first round, which took place on the eve of the announcement of a containment general for two weeks (to finally last for two months), has left a bitter taste to Emmanuel Macron. According to The World, the president has badly you have been accused of having endangered the French by the various oppositions, in spite of the favourable opinion of the scientific Council at the time.
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on Tuesday, the same group of scientists that advises the head of State about the pandemic, declined to give an opinion ruling on the question of the second round in June. He felt that this was a decision “political”, but observes that “the health situation has improved significantly compared to the beginning of the confinement”.
He said, however, that a “new assessment” health “of fifteen days prior to the second round” will be “necessary”. In the case of negative outlook, would then be justified, “a new interruption of the electoral process”, stressed the expert panel. Prior to the date of 27 may, a first indication to be unveiled at the latest Saturday the 23rd in a report on the subject submitted to Parliament, says The World.
Why a vote in June does it not unanimous ?
Among the arguments in favour of a second round next month : close the chapter. “The holding of a single round of voting rather than two, regardless of timing, is likely to reduce the health risks, in the statistical sense of the term,” note, for example, the Council.
many elected officials in large cities are also advocating for this hypothesis as Anne Hidalgo, Jean-Claude Gaudin, Gérard Collomb or even François Baroin, the president of the Association of mayors of France. They have also been heard on Tuesday by Emmanuel Macron video. “All stakeholders have expressed their desire to see the elections and the second round will proceed more quickly. The date of 28 June has been mentioned,” said the Interior minister Christophe Castaner.
Council members caution, however, against the “health risks” significant related to the election campaign, which would have to be “profoundly amended”. In their viewfinder, the “meetings ” electoral” as well as the distributions of leaflets and other meetings of the apartment.
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Richard Ferrand, the president LREM of the Assembly considers, therefore, that it would not be “reasonable” to consider elections “even as the countryside [election] may not take place”, he said on France 2. “Democracy is not the vote. Democracy, it is the campaigns which allow debates, confrontations, which can be used to explain what one wants to do or not to do in a town”, he still argued. The chairman of the Meeting also states that he “understands” those who want to hold a second round soon, “essentially, the outbound say : the less others will campaign, the better I’ll wear. But the risk then is that there is a failure to extremely high”, he adds.
in addition, the organization of a second tour later could lead to a break-in-the-head policy and legal, because the results of the first round in 4 922 municipalities that have not elected a mayor Sunday, march 15 will be cancelled.
Why vote in the Parliament on the date that divides it ?
Always with the aim to find a consistent policy, the government has proposed a parliamentary vote on the election date. The report that will be submitted by may 23, will possibly be followed by a debate and a vote. But here, too, the government is facing a disagreement. Some of the lag in the effect of wanting to disempower.
The president RL of the Senate Gérard Larcher is as well opposed to do to vote this report through parliament, said Europe 1. According to him, a law already provides for the second round at the end of June, as well as the need to re-do two laps later when the health situation so requires.
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Same argument for Damien Abad, a leader of the Republicans in the national Assembly, and Christian Jacob, president of the party.
The election of the first round are they acquired?
regardless of the decision on the second round, it does not 30 139 municipalities and 154 community councils elected in full in the first round. Municipal councils must be convened between Saturday 23 and Thursday 28 may in the sanitary conditions in which enhanced, following the advice of the scientific council has given the green light to install them.
The election of the mayor and deputy should be done by secret ballot, the physical presence of councillors is required. But the quorum rules were relaxed and the vote will take place if at least one-third of them are present.
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“On the ground, it was an expectation of very important elected officials, now it is necessary to move on to something else”, stressed the minister of territorial Cohesion, Jacqueline Gourault, on Public Sénat, on Monday. The time of installation of the boards is usually five days after their election to the full. A result of the health crisis, it will be necessary this year to more than two months for their implementation.
