Christophe Castaner - Mathieu Pattier / SIPA

On the move to Rennes this Monday, the Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner has long defended his circular on the removal of political labels for candidates not declared politically in municipalities of less than 9,000 inhabitants during municipal elections.

Accused of wanting to hide the weak establishment of his LREM party in small towns, the Minister of the Interior tried to put an end to the controversy: “The nuance of the lists has no impact on political representation. Until now, these nuances were imposed by the prefecture to allow an electoral analysis and aroused many disagreements. We have removed this right granted to prefects in municipalities with less than 9,000 inhabitants. "

A request from the association of mayors of France according to Christophe Castaner

The minister also refuted that this decision was a will of the government: "It was a request from the association of mayors of France. There is no question of removing political labels. Everyone remains free to display their membership ”.

The Minister also justified the choice of the threshold of 9,000 inhabitants explaining that it had been chosen "because it is the threshold from which the State reimburses campaign costs". Christophe Castaner strongly criticized the opponents of this circular, describing it as an "attempt to smoke" and denouncing "conspiracy theories" and "a fantasy box" fueled by certain elected officials.

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  • Christophe Castaner
  • municipal
  • Rennes
  • Elections
  • LREM
  • Political party