The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, November 19, 2019. - Stephane Lemouton-POOL / SIPA

The outgoing mayors of three Parisian districts, two ex-LR and one ex-PS and supporters of Benjamin Griveaux, deplore the "growing disconnection" of the mayor of Paris, candidate for his succession, in a forum published this Saturday evening by the Journal of Sunday .

"Whether we campaigned in 2014 for Anne Hidalgo or against her, we could only deplore for six years the growing disconnection of the outgoing mayor, trapped in his political alliances", write the two outgoing right mayors, Florence Berthout (5th) and Delphine Bürkli (9th), as well as the former socialist Frédérique Calandra (20th).

"Guilty deafness"

"The mayor of Paris believes that one can govern alone from the Hôtel de Ville, without the district mayors", regret the three elected officials, candidates under the colors of LREM (La République en Marche) to their succession, in their district.

However, "this guilty deafness leads to a record number of decisions annulled by the courts, to industrial accidents which are costing and will cost the Parisians dearly", they estimate, citing the example of "the cancellation of the Decaux contract, the Autolib 'disaster, the ineffectiveness of the new Vélib' ”.

Tackle

On the cleanliness side, "the City of Paris distills cleanliness agents and public space maintenance in the districts, with services bloodless because in chronic understaffing", regret- they. "Parisians can see the result every day," ironically these elected officials.

For example, "in the 5th arrondissement, a virtuous school catering model has been implemented (75% organic and sustainable products and supply mainly in short circuits)", they add, believing that this experience could have been repeated and widespread.

A tackle addressed to the outgoing socialist mayor, who in his declaration of candidacy to the Parisian, Saturday evening, said he wanted to make the diet of Parisians healthier with "100% organic canteens". The three mayors, supporters of the candidate invested by LREM, Benjamin Griveaux, believe that "it is necessary to change the method by giving more means and more powers to the town halls of the districts".

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