The mayor of Elne (Pyrénées-Orientales) Nicolas Garcia (PCF) added to the official regulations the possibility for elected officials to speak in Catalan during the municipal council.

Authorization is only valid if an instant translation is available.

It must now be studied by the prefecture, explains France Bleu Roussillon.

There remains a month and a half to the representatives of the State to decide on the legality of the approach.

No nuisance

The city councilor felt he had the law on his side.

For him, the decision “is not contrary to article 75 of the Constitution which states that regional languages ​​are a heritage”.

Catalan “is the language of our ancestors.

It does not harm the French, ”assured Nicolas Garcia.

Its use on the municipal council had however reacted last January.

An elected official had spoken a few words in Catalan, creating controversy.

“Language must not become a kind of apartheid tool.

Those who speak against those who do not speak”, judged an elected representative of the opposition.

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