France: the opposition annoyed by the postponement of partial legislative elections
The partial legislative, scheduled for April 4 and 11 in Paris, is postponed due to the health crisis.
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While the health situation continues to deteriorate in Île de France and Hauts-de-France, the government decided after long hesitation to postpone the partial legislative elections which were to be held in early April in the two regions.
A choice that annoys the opposition, also worried about the fate of the regional elections in June
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It was in the media that Danielle Simonnet learned of the postponement of the partial legislative assembly in Paris.
A half-surprise for the candidate of La France insoumise (LFI) because the rumor had been running for a week, but the disorganization displayed annoys her.
“
We learned after an interview with Anne Hidalgo on RTL that the elections were postponed,
” she explains.
At that time, we called the préfecture and discovered that the director of the prefecture's electoral service was not even informed.
We informed her.
So we really see a huge mess.
"
Amateurism, we add to the staff of the Socialist Party (PS).
In the ranks of the Republicans (LR), a deputy goes so far as to evoke "
the death of democracy
".
For Faustine Maliar, LR candidate in the postponed poll in Pas-de-Calais, it is above all the regional elections that are threatened.
"
I fear that the postponement of this by-legislative election will serve as a case law to allow the government to motivate its desire to postpone the departmental and regional elections,
" she said.
Germany recently organized regional elections, legislative elections were held in Luxembourg.
The health crisis cannot indefinitely cover democracy, which must now take back its rights.
"
But the government has already announced, its decision on the regional will depend on the report on the
health situation
that the Scientific Council must make this Sunday.
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