- The president of the Strasbourg Eurometropolis will be appointed in April, after the municipal elections. Indirect suffrage and according to a distribution of routes between the 33 municipalities, according to their populations.
- Who will be Robert Hermann's successor? Will it still be a Strasbourg elected official? We are trying to see more clearly.
- Which candidate for the municipal elections in Strasbourg wants to combine? We asked the question to five headers.
A budget of 1.4 billion euros almost three times that of the city of Strasbourg, 33 municipalities concerned and ever-expanding powers in the areas of economy, environment, infrastructure, etc. The Eurometropolis is another issue in the municipal elections, organized on March 15 and 22.
On their results will depend the election of the president of the largest urban community in Alsace. Who will be the successor to Robert Hermann, who has decided to withdraw from political life? Small lighting.
An indirect vote distributed by municipality
They will be 100 all able to speak, including 50 elected from Strasbourg. Against 7 in Schiltigheim, 6 in Illkirch-Graffenstaden and even less for the smaller town halls. Among them, 26 have only one voice. This explains why most of the last presidents are elected officials from Strasbourg. Only the former mayor of Illkirch, Jacques Bigot, was the exception, from 2008 to 2014.
Another Strasbourg president?
"Everything is possible as the negotiations are difficult to anticipate", answers Vincent Lebrou. The political science researcher at the universities of Strasbourg and Franche-Comté specifies: "However, the prospect that the second round of the Strasbourg election will end in a triangular or even a quadrangular may have the effect of weakening the or the future elected against the mayors of the 32 other municipalities. "
In this case, the future councilor should be content with 26 of the 50 seats. Which would force him to negotiate around him to form a majority. "He could then already search in Strasbourg," explains Yves Bur. The mayor of Lingolsheim refers to a possible alliance in the second round of municipal elections in the capital of Bas-Rhin. This "To you the town hall, to me the eurometropolis" could then benefit a current head of list. Like Catherine Trautmann (PS) or Jeanne Barseghian (EELV), if there is an agreement between the two towers. "For now, all of this is science fiction," reacts Yves Bur.
What if it was a representative of another municipality?
This is the wish of the mayor of Holtzheim, Pia Imbs. Last September, she published a column in the Latest News from Alsace to "encourage reflection on a more equitable, more decentralized and more participative governance model". "We are a number of elected officials wanting a change," she said to 20 Minutes . “The idea is gaining ground. "
“We can imagine that the mayors of the 32 other municipalities, moreover often situated on the right of the political spectrum and sometimes present for a long time in the local political space, will rather insist on obtaining the presidency of the eurometropolis ", Supports Vincent Lebrou. “But everything will depend on the combinations. If Jeanne Barseghian and Danielle Dambach (EELV) win their elections with high scores, the configuration will not be the same as if Alain Fontanel wins and the Greens lose the town hall in Schiltigheim. "
"Only Strasbourg will decide," sweeps Yves Bur. The current second vice-president of the Eurometropolis had been a party to the left-right governance agreement which had allowed the election of Robert Hermann in 2014. Whoever does not stand for any office believes that this scenario could reproduce. “The poaching of small mayors seems to me to be an old world method. I think that Strasbourg residents will seek to form a broad coalition. Keeping the presidency. "
Which Strasbourg resident plans to accumulate?
The question was asked to five candidates. With a favorite answer - “Everything in its time” - and a few nuances. Jeanne Barseghian (EELV) wants to "invent shared governance" but does not oppose cumulation. Just like Alain Fontanel (LREM). "He plans to speak soon on the subject," says his campaign manager, without wanting to say more.
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The others are already announcing their desire not to cumulate. "I don't think it's possible in terms of time," says Hombeline du Parc (RN), joined on this point by Jean-Philippe Vetter (LR) who hopes "a bond of respect between the city center and the other municipalities . Finally, Catherine Trautmann will be "full-time mayor", explains Pernelle Richardot. A novelty for the former first magistrate, who had worn the two caps from 1989 to 1987.
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