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Elections: a postponement to June is emerging

11/10/2020, 7:21:06 PM


Jean-Louis Debré's report on a shift in regional and departmental polls will be unveiled in Matignon on Friday.

Jean-Louis Debré is giving himself two days to refine his conclusions on the postponement of the regional and departmental elections in March.

"If they are ready, I'm ready,"

says the former president of the Constitutional Council, after having warned the prime minister.

He reserves the first of his results to Jean Castex even if his opinion is an open secret.

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister's entourage confirmed that a presentation would take place on Friday and that a final decision would be taken after a final consultation with party leaders.

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Thus, the political consensus now seems certain on this idea of ​​a postponement until June.

Since October 23, Debré has taken the time to meet with many elected officials to assess their expectations, when this postponement was requested for the first time in the columns of

Figaro

on October 12, by seven department presidents.

"Only window of fire before the presidential election"

These elected officials had signed a platform proposing a delay of a few months in the name of the difficulties generated by the

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