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In Strasbourg, Jeanne Barseghian wants to break with her predecessors

2020-08-04T17:58:24.819Z


The new green mayor has notably reduced her official allowances and those of her first deputy.Strasbourg "Mayor of a new era." From July 4, date of the installation of Jeanne Barseghian at the head of Strasbourg, the tone is set. Proclamation of the climate emergency like the other EELV mayors, use of a gender-neutral vocabulary and, more anecdotal, a vegetarian buffet - without knacks, a sacrilege in Alsace - served in a park. The first steps of a 39-year-old ecological mayor who is part...


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"Mayor of a new era." From July 4, date of the installation of Jeanne Barseghian at the head of Strasbourg, the tone is set. Proclamation of the climate emergency like the other EELV mayors, use of a gender-neutral vocabulary and, more anecdotal, a vegetarian buffet - without knacks, a sacrilege in Alsace - served in a park. The first steps of a 39-year-old ecological mayor who is part of the break with her social-democratic predecessor, Roland Ries.

Almost forgotten, the participation of environmentalists in the executive during two terms. During the past year with the “aggressive anti-begging” decree signed by the mayor, cohabitation had become difficult. As promised, Barseghian repealed it on July 30. "This anti-begging decree attacked the dignity of people" , judge Jeanne Barseghian, anxious to "fight poverty, not the poor" . In the photo sent by the city, the mayor poses with the famous paper, between the deputy

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Source: lefigaro

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