More than providing answers, the report of the Scientific Council on the organization of the second round of municipal elections complicates the task of the government, which must deliver a final opinion this week. Admittedly, the report delivered on Tuesday does not preclude the holding of the ballot at the end of June in the 4,892 communes concerned, but its conclusion is shrouded in extreme caution. "It is difficult to anticipate an uncertain situation for the coming weeks" , write the scientists who recall "the significant health risks linked to the electoral campaign" . Thus, they believe that the epidemiological situation will have to be taken into account again 15 days before the election. At the risk of causing an expensive coaster.
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The report notes that "the holding of a single ballot, regardless of the date chosen, is likely to reduce health risks" , while a postponement to the fall would also require redoing the first ballot. Far from paving the way for a vote in June,
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