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This Monday, during the city council and on the proposal of the deputy mayor Samia Ghali, the city of Marseille said it was in favor of the constitution of a scientific council specific to the second city in France, in the midst of the coronavirus health crisis .
A way, according to the former senator, to no longer "depend on certain Parisian scientists, no longer suffer the lightning of Paris and remain paralyzed".
Chairman of the meeting in the absence of Michèle Rubirola, recovering, the socialist Benoît Payan said he was in favor of this proposal.
“The battle for numbers should not have taken place,” says Benoît Payan.
This scientific council will enable us to enlighten this government ourselves.
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No vote on the subject that was not on the board's agenda
The day after Olivier Véran's announcement who had decided to close bars and restaurants, the first deputy was moved by this measure, demanding “scientific serenity, which is based on concrete figures, [...] not on ministerial communication operations.
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However, it should be noted that the possible creation of this Marseille scientific council, whose outlines, missions or constitution have not yet been detailed, was not on the agenda of the municipal council and was not was not the subject of any vote.
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