Faced with the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, the Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, the presidents of political parties, the leaders of parliamentary groups and associations of elected officials raised the possibility of a new postponement of the second round of the municipal elections announced several participants this Thursday after a meeting by videoconference.
Originally scheduled for March 22, the second round of municipal elections was first postponed to June. According to the same sources, the head of government spoke during the meeting of a further postponement "without giving a date".
The decision made after the next scientists' report on May 23
"We will wait until May for a decision to be made," said UDI president Jean-Christophe Lagarde. PCF national secretary Fabien Roussel reported that a postponement had been "mentioned" but that the decision on the date was "referred to the report which will be submitted on May 23" by scientific experts on the inventory of the epidemic.
According to the Figaro , President Emmanuel Macron would have mentioned during the Council of Ministers on Wednesday the possibility of postponing the municipal elections to October. Such a decision could involve postponing also the senatorial elections scheduled for September.
Fourth meeting with political leaders
According to Fabien Roussel, the Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner, who also participated in this meeting with other ministers, "confirmed the holding of the municipal councils of the lists elected in the first round, which may meet before the decision of the postponement of the elections be (taken) ”.
Government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye said on March 17 that the second round would take place "ideally on June 21" but that the decision on the date would not be taken until May on the basis of expertise in the development of the coronavirus crisis. The Prime Minister has held three rounds of talks with political leaders since the start of the coronavirus crisis: February 27, March 12 and March 16.
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