Regional elections in June: "It is not tenable with the constraints imposed on us"
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Assessors count the ballots in a polling station in the second round of municipal elections in Perpignan, June 28, 2020. RAYMOND ROIG / AFP
By: Florent Guignard
8 mins
In a letter addressed to the mayors of France, Friday, April 9, the government asked them about the holding of regional elections.
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I would be grateful if you could tell me, yes or no, whether the conditions recommended by the scientific committee seem to be met to hold the two ballots scheduled for next June.
A question to which the city councilors had to answer this Monday before noon.
Problem: Most mayors find the recommendations unworkable at the moment.
The explanations of Dominique Dhumeaux, mayor of Fercé-sur-Sarthe, first vice-president of the Association of rural mayors of France.
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