Original mantra of macronism, the "at the same time" on the right and on the left is rather discreet during these municipal elections. And for good reason: The Republic on the move has decided to multiply local alliances with the right to the detriment of the left for this election, the second round of which will take place in just over three weeks, Sunday June 28.
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No "green" front?
In several cities, The Republicans and the presidential party are therefore short-scale to counter leftist lists, as in Clermont-Ferrand, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, Aurillac or Strasbourg. The Alsatian capital was also the scene of an LR-LREM agreement found on the wire, Tuesday evening, at the time of the deposit of the lists. Also in Bordeaux, LR Nicolas Florian and LREM Thomas Cazenave have formed an alliance to counter Pierre Hurmic and EELV.
" Often it is the environmentalists who do not want to ally with us ""There is no anti-green front" before the second round, we are assured, however, at La République en Marche. "Often, they are the ones who do not want to ally with us," points out a minister. Overall, attempts to approach with the left teams have been unsuccessful since the first round, Sunday March 15. Other rapprochements had taken place before that, including the double investiture of the outgoing mayor of Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc.
"Shopkeeper agreements"
However, these rapprochements between LREM and LR do not please everyone within the parties. Walkers denounce "shopkeepers' agreements", "far from values", while right-wing elected officials also find that local agreements are very (too?) Numerous.
But the interests do not necessarily oppose: The Republicans want to win a maximum of cities and The Republic on the march, for whom it is the first local election, wishes to have a maximum of municipal councilors after a rather bad first round.