The second round of municipal elections, which had been postponed because of the health crisis, will take place either in June or January 2021, said Edouard Philippe Wednesday, May 20 in the evening during a meeting with the leaders of political parties, according to several participants.
Prime Minister has ruled out September very clearly, and the fall too, saying it is June or January
, reported LR President Christian Jacob. Édouard Philippe told us either June or January 2021. He does not envisage a return-to-school election
, added MP LFI Alexis Corbière.
According to several officials, the Prime Minister explained that it took a month and a half to campaign and that it would be complicated with the start of the school year, while in October, holding such a vote would be difficult with the budget debate in parliament.
No decision is made
The Prime Minister also stressed that no decision was made at this stage, according to several participants.
Questioned, the entourage of the Prime Minister told AFP to work on two hypotheses, including that of a postponement of the elections but not beyond January 2021. A bill is in preparation and examined by the Council of State in case of postponement.
But that does not prejudge the decision, said this source. According to her, Édouard Philippe considered that a poll in September would be complicated because of the start of the school year. And that the following months are also very constrained from a parliamentary point of view because there are the finance laws and that does not allow to suspend the activity of the Parliament to campaign.
The report the government is due to deliver to parliament on Friday or Thursday will contain guidance on the government’s position, the source said.
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