The Senate examines this Tuesday the bill which postpones the regional and departmental elections to the month of June.

In the ranks of the opposition, it is feared that the executive will postpone these polls even further, by political calculation or because of the health crisis.

"We left to hold the elections in June", wants to reassure a macronist.

The Senate examines this Tuesday the bill which reschedules the regional and departmental elections in June.

Initially scheduled for March, these have been postponed due to the Covid-19 crisis.

For the moment, the polls are therefore scheduled for the end of June, but there will be a review clause to take into account the evolution of the epidemic.

While the threat of a third confinement weighs more and more heavily on the shoulders of the French, the possibility of a second postponement worries some elected officials, in particular in the ranks of the opposition.

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"We cannot say on Tuesday 'yes we absolutely vote in June' and the next day 'we re-fine'"

Many suspect Emmanuel Macron of wanting to postpone these post-presidential elections in order to avoid an electoral rout.

"We left to hold the elections in June," nevertheless told Europe 1 a macronist leader who wanted to be reassuring.

But trust does not reign.

To dispel doubts, the presidents of regions would like the executive to sanctuary the date of June today.

"It's complicated," says the government side.

"We cannot say on Tuesday 'yes we absolutely vote in June' and the next day 'we re-fine'."

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In reality, no one knows what the health situation will be in the spring.

The organization of the elections will depend on it.

"If it's really catastrophic, we'll see," admits a senator Les Républicains.

"But we must give ourselves the means to keep the schedule," he insists.

In any case, the campaign will be difficult to carry out as usual.

"For regional, digital and media, that's fine," judges a ministerial adviser.

"But many elected departmental officials do not know how to campaign without shaking hands and do not even have a Facebook page," he squeaks.

The soap opera of the organization may well last until April 1, when the Scientific Council will issue a report on the holding of the elections.