It was to take place on March 22. The second round of municipal elections is postponed, and will be held "ideally on June 21", reacted this Tuesday government spokesman Sibeth Ndiaye. The final date will not be announced until May, depending on the evolution of the coronavirus crisis.
The government issued a decree on Tuesday during the Council of Ministers abrogating the convocation of voters for the second round on Sunday. And he has prepared a bill which, after having been examined by the Council of State, will be presented during a new Council of Ministers on Wednesday to postpone the poll "to a later date, at the latest in June ", According to the Minister of the Interior.
Poll postponed to fall if epidemic persists
The date of June 21 was mentioned Monday during discussions between Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and the party leaders. Without citing a specific date, Emmanuel Macron said in his televised address that the postponement decision was "the subject of a unanimous reception".
"A report" from health experts will establish in May if the poll "can be held in June," said Sibeth Ndiaye. "In the event that this is not the case, we would have to take legislative measures" to postpone it "for example in the fall". "We will see," added the spokeswoman. The postponement only concerns 5,000 of the 35,000 municipalities in France since the elections which were concluded at the end of the first round last Sunday "are acquired", according to Christophe Castaner.
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