Prime Minister Édouard Philippe says " do not know " if the second round of elections could be held at the end of June, when the Minister of Territorial Cohesion had estimated a few hours earlier that it would be " surely after the summer ”.
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"The law which was passed by the Parliament on March 23 provided for a system in which on May 23 - not before, not after - we will say if the elections the second round of the municipal elections can be held at the end of the month of June, "said the head of government.
" Today, as I speak to you, I do not know if the elections will be held at the end of June. Maybe (they can), but I don't know , ”he added.
Baroin opts for September
The Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Jacqueline Gourault, considered Sunday morning that " realism leads " to the second round taking place "surely after the summer".
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The president of the Association of Mayors of France, François Baroin, expressed Friday his wish that the second round of the municipal elections could be held "in the second half of September".
The second round of municipal elections, scheduled for March 22, has been postponed until the day after the first round due to the coronavirus crisis. The date of the postponement must be set according to a scientific report on the health situation which must be submitted to the government on May 23.
Le Pen prefers March 2021
" I have some doubts " about the holding of the second round in June " because if part of the population was still confined ", the concomitance with this election would be " contradictory ", judged Sunday the president of the Modem François Bayrou, during the RTL / Le Figaro / LCI Grand Jury.
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" I am not sure that September is the best date, for a simple reason, it is that we will be in a situation of serious economic crisis and it will be the urgency of the moment ", reacted the president of the National Rally Marine Le Pen on France 3 which would prefer a ballot in March 2021.