- Patrick Ollier, outgoing president of the metropolis of Greater Paris, was defeated Tuesday during a vote by the right-wing elected representatives of Paris and Ile-de-France who preferred his opponent Vincent Jeanbrun (LR).
- But a new candidacy from Patrick Ollier, was not excluded.
A new president for the Greater Paris metropolis? It's possible. While the 208 metropolitan councilors vote this Thursday, the right-wing elected officials have dismissed Patrick Ollier, the outgoing president (LR). At the head of Grand Paris since its creation in 2016, the mayor of Rueil was beaten during a primary, the right-wing elected representatives preferred him to Vincent Jeanbrun (LR) by 44 votes to 54.
The latter was Wednesday the only candidate declared for the presidency, we learned from the MGP. But a new candidacy of Patrick Ollier, was not excluded, as was the hypothesis of a left-wing candidacy which could rally some support from the outgoing president. The Metropolitan Council, which will meet Thursday morning, has 208 members and the right is clearly in the majority.
Greater Paris brings together 103 municipalities
Beyond the change of generations, the duel on the right between Patrick Ollier, 75, mayor of Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine) for 16 years, former minister and short-lived president of the National Assembly (2007), and Vincent Jeanbrun (36), mayor of L'Haÿ-les-roses (Val-de-Marne), translates two conceptions of the Parisian metropolis.
The latter is a follower of the president of the Ile-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, whose small free party he joined. However, Valérie Pécresse is a fierce opponent of the MGP, against a backdrop of rivalry with the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, first vice-president of the metropolis.
Greater Paris brings together the capital and 130 municipalities of Ile-de-France, for more than seven million inhabitants, but its very existence and its perimeter are disputed. Upon his arrival at the Elysée Palace, Emmanuel Macron had announced in July 2017 his intention to reform this little-known metropolis to raise it to international standards. He intended to simplify the structures in order to avoid duplication with other levels of community (municipalities, departments, IDF regions), but the project got bogged down.
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